What color is #F9EDBC?

#F9EDBC is a very light, vivid yellow, closest to the named color Moon Dance. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #F9EDBC?

The RGB value is 249, 237, 188: 249 red, 237 green and 188 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #F9EDBC?

The complementary color is #BCC8F9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F9EDBC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.87:1 and white text 1.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#F9EDBC color

#F9EDBC rgb(249, 237, 188)

Shades of beige

The hex color #F9EDBC is a very light, vivid yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 97.6% red, 92.9% green and 73.7% blue (249, 237, 188).

Its hue angle is 48°, with 84% saturation and 86% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 24% yellow and 2% black.

The closest named color is Moon Dance (#FAEFBE), a difference of 0.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.87:1).

#F9EDBC color codes

HEX	`#F9EDBC`
RGB	`rgb(249, 237, 188)`
RGB percent	`rgb(97.6%, 92.9%, 73.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(48, 84%, 86%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(48, 24%, 98%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 24%, 2%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(93.6, -3.43, 25.25)`
CIE LCH	`lch(93.6, 25.49, 97.74)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(78.428, 84.341, 59.715)`
Decimal	`16379324`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #F9EDBC, 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 #F9EDBC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.87:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.18:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F9EDBC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.18:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.87:1	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 #F9EDBC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f9edbc; }
.text { color: #f9edbc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f9edbc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(249 237 188 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f9edbc, #e7f9bc); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Vanilla.

Questions

What color is #F9EDBC?: #F9EDBC is a very light, vivid yellow, closest to the named color Moon Dance. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #F9EDBC?: The RGB value is 249, 237, 188: 249 red, 237 green and 188 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #F9EDBC?: The complementary color is #BCC8F9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F9EDBC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.87:1 and white text 1.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.