What color is #F9E7DE?

#F9E7DE is a very light, moderate orange, closest to the named color Dogwood. It belongs to the orange family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #F9E7DE?

The RGB value is 249, 231, 222: 249 red, 231 green and 222 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #F9E7DE?

The complementary color is #DEF0F9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F9E7DE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.51:1 and white text 1.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#F9E7DE color

#F9E7DE rgb(249, 231, 222)

Shades of orange

The hex color #F9E7DE is a very light, moderate orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 97.6% red, 90.6% green and 87.1% blue (249, 231, 222).

Its hue angle is 20°, with 69% saturation and 92% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 11% yellow and 2% black.

The closest named color is Dogwood (#FAEAE2), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.51:1).

#F9E7DE color codes

HEX	`#F9E7DE`
RGB	`rgb(249, 231, 222)`
RGB percent	`rgb(97.6%, 90.6%, 87.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(20, 69%, 92%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(20, 11%, 98%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 11%, 2%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(92.82, 4.63, 6.58)`
CIE LCH	`lch(92.82, 8.05, 54.84)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(80.827, 82.567, 80.772)`
Decimal	`16377822`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #F9E7DE, 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 #F9E7DE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.51:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F9E7DE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.51:1	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 #F9E7DE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f9e7de; }
.text { color: #f9e7de; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f9e7de; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(249 231 222 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f9e7de, #f9f4de); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Linen.

Questions

What color is #F9E7DE?: #F9E7DE is a very light, moderate orange, closest to the named color Dogwood. It belongs to the orange family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #F9E7DE?: The RGB value is 249, 231, 222: 249 red, 231 green and 222 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #F9E7DE?: The complementary color is #DEF0F9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F9E7DE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.51:1 and white text 1.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.