What color is #FFF9E4?

#FFF9E4 is a very light, vivid yellow known as Magnolia. It belongs to the white family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Magnolia?

The RGB value is 255, 249, 228: 255 red, 249 green and 228 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Magnolia?

The complementary color is #E4EAFF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FFF9E4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.92:1 and white text 1.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Magnolia color: hex code #FFF9E4

#FFF9E4 rgb(255, 249, 228)

Shades of white

Magnolia has the hex code #FFF9E4. It is a very light, vivid yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 100% red, 97.6% green and 89.4% blue (255, 249, 228).

Its hue angle is 47°, with 100% saturation and 95% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 11% yellow and 0% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.92:1).

Magnolia (#FFF9E4) color codes

HEX	`#FFF9E4`
RGB	`rgb(255, 249, 228)`
RGB percent	`rgb(100%, 97.6%, 89.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(47, 100%, 95%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(47, 11%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 11%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(97.88, -1.48, 10.79)`
CIE LCH	`lch(97.88, 10.89, 97.8)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(89.118, 94.614, 86.951)`
Decimal	`16775652`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Magnolia, 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 #FFF9E4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.92:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.05:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FFF9E4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.05:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.92:1	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 #FFF9E4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #fff9e4; }
.text { color: #fff9e4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #fff9e4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(255 249 228 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #fff9e4, #f8ffe4); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cornsilk.

See #FFF9E4 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #FFF9E4?: #FFF9E4 is a very light, vivid yellow known as Magnolia. It belongs to the white family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Magnolia?: The RGB value is 255, 249, 228: 255 red, 249 green and 228 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Magnolia?: The complementary color is #E4EAFF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FFF9E4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.92:1 and white text 1.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.