What color is #F9F2E7?

#F9F2E7 is a very light, moderate orange known as Powdered. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Powdered?

The RGB value is 249, 242, 231: 249 red, 242 green and 231 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Powdered?

The complementary color is #E7EEF9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F9F2E7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.88:1 and white text 1.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Powdered color: hex code #F9F2E7

#F9F2E7 rgb(249, 242, 231)

Shades of beige

Powdered has the hex code #F9F2E7. It is a very light, moderate orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 97.6% red, 94.9% green and 90.6% blue (249, 242, 231).

Its hue angle is 37°, with 60% saturation and 94% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 7% yellow and 2% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.88:1).

Powdered (#F9F2E7) color codes

HEX	`#F9F2E7`
RGB	`rgb(249, 242, 231)`
RGB percent	`rgb(97.6%, 94.9%, 90.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(37, 60%, 94%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(37, 7%, 98%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 7%, 2%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(95.75, 0.48, 6.13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(95.75, 6.15, 85.5)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(85.241, 89.414, 88.354)`
Decimal	`16380647`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Powdered, 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 #F9F2E7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.88:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.11:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F9F2E7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.11:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.88:1	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 #F9F2E7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f9f2e7; }
.text { color: #f9f2e7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f9f2e7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(249 242 231 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f9f2e7, #f7f9e7); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Linen.

See #F9F2E7 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #F9F2E7?: #F9F2E7 is a very light, moderate orange known as Powdered. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Powdered?: The RGB value is 249, 242, 231: 249 red, 242 green and 231 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Powdered?: The complementary color is #E7EEF9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F9F2E7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.88:1 and white text 1.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.