What color is #F9EEC0?

#F9EEC0 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 #F9EEC0?

The RGB value is 249, 238, 192: 249 red, 238 green and 192 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #F9EEC0?

The complementary color is #C0CBF9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F9EEC0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.02:1 and white text 1.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#F9EEC0 color

#F9EEC0 rgb(249, 238, 192)

Shades of beige

The hex color #F9EEC0 is a very light, vivid yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 97.6% red, 93.3% green and 75.3% blue (249, 238, 192).

Its hue angle is 48°, with 83% saturation and 86% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 23% yellow and 2% black.

The closest named color is Moon Dance (#FAEFBE), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.02:1).

#F9EEC0 color codes

HEX	`#F9EEC0`
RGB	`rgb(249, 238, 192)`
RGB percent	`rgb(97.6%, 93.3%, 75.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(48, 83%, 86%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(48, 23%, 98%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 23%, 2%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(93.92, -3.39, 23.65)`
CIE LCH	`lch(93.92, 23.89, 98.16)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(79.156, 85.096, 62.114)`
Decimal	`16379584`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #F9EEC0, 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 #F9EEC0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.02:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F9EEC0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.02:1	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 #F9EEC0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f9eec0; }
.text { color: #f9eec0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f9eec0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(249 238 192 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f9eec0, #e7f9c0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lemon Chiffon.

Questions

What color is #F9EEC0?: #F9EEC0 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 #F9EEC0?: The RGB value is 249, 238, 192: 249 red, 238 green and 192 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #F9EEC0?: The complementary color is #C0CBF9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F9EEC0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.02:1 and white text 1.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.