What color is #F9F5DB?

#F9F5DB is a very light, moderate yellow known as Thunder & Lightning. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Thunder & Lightning?

The RGB value is 249, 245, 219: 249 red, 245 green and 219 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Thunder & Lightning?

The complementary color is #DBDFF9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F9F5DB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.11:1 and white text 1.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Thunder & Lightning color: hex code #F9F5DB

#F9F5DB rgb(249, 245, 219)

Shades of beige

Thunder & Lightning has the hex code #F9F5DB. It is a very light, moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 97.6% red, 96.1% green and 85.9% blue (249, 245, 219).

Its hue angle is 52°, with 71% saturation and 92% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 12% yellow and 2% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.11:1).

Thunder & Lightning (#F9F5DB) color codes

HEX	`#F9F5DB`
RGB	`rgb(249, 245, 219)`
RGB percent	`rgb(97.6%, 96.1%, 85.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(52, 71%, 92%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(52, 12%, 98%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 12%, 2%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(96.23, -2.96, 13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(96.23, 13.34, 102.82)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(84.504, 90.56, 80.032)`
Decimal	`16381403`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Thunder & Lightning, 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 #F9F5DB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.1:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F9F5DB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.1:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.11:1	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 #F9F5DB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f9f5db; }
.text { color: #f9f5db; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f9f5db; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(249 245 219 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f9f5db, #eef9db); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #F9F5DB on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #F9F5DB?: #F9F5DB is a very light, moderate yellow known as Thunder & Lightning. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Thunder & Lightning?: The RGB value is 249, 245, 219: 249 red, 245 green and 219 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Thunder & Lightning?: The complementary color is #DBDFF9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F9F5DB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.11:1 and white text 1.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.