What color is #F9F0DB?

#F9F0DB is a very light, moderate orange, closest to the named color Exclusive Elixir. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #F9F0DB?

The RGB value is 249, 240, 219: 249 red, 240 green and 219 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #F9F0DB?

The complementary color is #DBE4F9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F9F0DB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.51:1 and white text 1.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#F9F0DB color

#F9F0DB rgb(249, 240, 219)

Shades of beige

The hex color #F9F0DB is a very light, moderate orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 97.6% red, 94.1% green and 85.9% blue (249, 240, 219).

Its hue angle is 42°, with 71% saturation and 92% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 12% yellow and 2% black.

The closest named color is Exclusive Elixir (#F9F1DD), a difference of 0.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.51:1).

#F9F0DB color codes

HEX	`#F9F0DB`
RGB	`rgb(249, 240, 219)`
RGB percent	`rgb(97.6%, 94.1%, 85.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(42, 71%, 92%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(42, 12%, 98%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 12%, 2%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(94.98, -0.43, 11.23)`
CIE LCH	`lch(94.98, 11.24, 92.21)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(83.012, 87.575, 79.535)`
Decimal	`16380123`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #F9F0DB, 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 #F9F0DB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.51:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.13:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F9F0DB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.13:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.51:1	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 #F9F0DB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f9f0db; }
.text { color: #f9f0db; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f9f0db; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(249 240 219 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f9f0db, #f3f9db); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggshell.

Questions

What color is #F9F0DB?: #F9F0DB is a very light, moderate orange, closest to the named color Exclusive Elixir. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #F9F0DB?: The RGB value is 249, 240, 219: 249 red, 240 green and 219 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #F9F0DB?: The complementary color is #DBE4F9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F9F0DB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.51:1 and white text 1.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.