What color is #F1D99F?

#F1D99F is a light, moderate orange known as Pie Crust. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Pie Crust?

The RGB value is 241, 217, 159: 241 red, 217 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Pie Crust?

The complementary color is #9FB7F1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F1D99F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.17:1 and white text 1.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Pie Crust color: hex code #F1D99F

#F1D99F rgb(241, 217, 159)

Shades of beige

Pie Crust has the hex code #F1D99F. It is a light, moderate orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 94.5% red, 85.1% green and 62.4% blue (241, 217, 159).

Its hue angle is 42°, with 75% saturation and 78% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 34% yellow and 5% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.17:1).

Pie Crust (#F1D99F) color codes

HEX	`#F1D99F`
RGB	`rgb(241, 217, 159)`
RGB percent	`rgb(94.5%, 85.1%, 62.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(42, 75%, 78%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(42, 34%, 95%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 34%, 5%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(87.4, 0.05, 31.64)`
CIE LCH	`lch(87.4, 31.64, 89.9)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(67.348, 70.832, 42.918)`
Decimal	`15849887`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Pie Crust, 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 #F1D99F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.17:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.38:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F1D99F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.38:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.17:1	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 #F1D99F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f1d99f; }
.text { color: #f1d99f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f1d99f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(241 217 159 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f1d99f, #e0f19f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Peach.

See #F1D99F on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #F1D99F?: #F1D99F is a light, moderate orange known as Pie Crust. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Pie Crust?: The RGB value is 241, 217, 159: 241 red, 217 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Pie Crust?: The complementary color is #9FB7F1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F1D99F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.17:1 and white text 1.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.