What color is #F9E3B4?

#F9E3B4 is a very light, vivid orange known as Noodles. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Noodles?

The RGB value is 249, 227, 180: 249 red, 227 green and 180 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Noodles?

The complementary color is #B4CAF9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F9E3B4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.67:1 and white text 1.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Noodles color: hex code #F9E3B4

#F9E3B4 rgb(249, 227, 180)

Shades of beige

Noodles has the hex code #F9E3B4. It is a very light, vivid orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 97.6% red, 89% green and 70.6% blue (249, 227, 180).

Its hue angle is 41°, with 85% saturation and 84% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 28% yellow and 2% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.67:1).

Noodles (#F9E3B4) color codes

HEX	`#F9E3B4`
RGB	`rgb(249, 227, 180)`
RGB percent	`rgb(97.6%, 89%, 70.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(41, 85%, 84%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(41, 28%, 98%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 28%, 2%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(90.95, 0.58, 25.74)`
CIE LCH	`lch(90.95, 25.74, 88.71)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(74.775, 78.375, 54.36)`
Decimal	`16376756`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Noodles, 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 #F9E3B4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.67:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.26:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F9E3B4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.26:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.67:1	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 #F9E3B4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f9e3b4; }
.text { color: #f9e3b4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f9e3b4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(249 227 180 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f9e3b4, #edf9b4); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #F9E3B4 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #F9E3B4?: #F9E3B4 is a very light, vivid orange known as Noodles. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Noodles?: The RGB value is 249, 227, 180: 249 red, 227 green and 180 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Noodles?: The complementary color is #B4CAF9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F9E3B4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.67:1 and white text 1.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.