What color is #F9EED6?

#F9EED6 is a very light, moderate orange known as Flashlight. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Flashlight?

The RGB value is 249, 238, 214: 249 red, 238 green and 214 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Flashlight?

The complementary color is #D6E1F9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F9EED6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.23:1 and white text 1.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Flashlight color: hex code #F9EED6

#F9EED6 rgb(249, 238, 214)

Shades of beige

Flashlight has the hex code #F9EED6. It is a very light, moderate orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 97.6% red, 93.3% green and 83.9% blue (249, 238, 214).

Its hue angle is 41°, with 74% saturation and 91% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 14% yellow and 2% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.23:1).

Flashlight (#F9EED6) color codes

HEX	`#F9EED6`
RGB	`rgb(249, 238, 214)`
RGB percent	`rgb(97.6%, 93.3%, 83.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(41, 74%, 91%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(41, 14%, 98%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 14%, 2%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(94.37, -0.19, 12.95)`
CIE LCH	`lch(94.37, 12.95, 90.86)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(81.778, 86.145, 75.925)`
Decimal	`16379606`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Flashlight, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #F9EED6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.23:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.15:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F9EED6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.15:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.23:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #F9EED6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f9eed6; }
.text { color: #f9eed6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f9eed6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(249 238 214 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f9eed6, #f3f9d6); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Papaya Whip.

See #F9EED6 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #F9EED6?: #F9EED6 is a very light, moderate orange known as Flashlight. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Flashlight?: The RGB value is 249, 238, 214: 249 red, 238 green and 214 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Flashlight?: The complementary color is #D6E1F9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F9EED6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.23:1 and white text 1.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.