What color is #F9EFA7?

#F9EFA7 is a light, vivid yellow, closest to the named color Lazy Daisy. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #F9EFA7?

The RGB value is 249, 239, 167: 249 red, 239 green and 167 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #F9EFA7?

The complementary color is #A7B1F9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F9EFA7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.93:1 and white text 1.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#F9EFA7 color

#F9EFA7 rgb(249, 239, 167)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #F9EFA7 is a light, vivid yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 97.6% red, 93.7% green and 65.5% blue (249, 239, 167).

Its hue angle is 53°, with 87% saturation and 82% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 33% yellow and 2% black.

The closest named color is Lazy Daisy (#F6EBA1), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.93:1).

#F9EFA7 color codes

HEX	`#F9EFA7`
RGB	`rgb(249, 239, 167)`
RGB percent	`rgb(97.6%, 93.7%, 65.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(53, 87%, 82%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(53, 33%, 98%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 33%, 2%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(93.74, -7.08, 36.1)`
CIE LCH	`lch(93.74, 36.79, 101.1)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(76.909, 84.665, 48.842)`
Decimal	`16379815`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #F9EFA7, 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 #F9EFA7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.93:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F9EFA7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.93:1	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 #F9EFA7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f9efa7; }
.text { color: #f9efa7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f9efa7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(249 239 167 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f9efa7, #daf9a7); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pale Goldenrod.

Questions

What color is #F9EFA7?: #F9EFA7 is a light, vivid yellow, closest to the named color Lazy Daisy. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #F9EFA7?: The RGB value is 249, 239, 167: 249 red, 239 green and 167 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #F9EFA7?: The complementary color is #A7B1F9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F9EFA7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.93:1 and white text 1.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.