What color is #F9F5E5?

#F9F5E5 is a very light, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Flickering Firefly. It belongs to the white family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #F9F5E5?

The RGB value is 249, 245, 229: 249 red, 245 green and 229 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #F9F5E5?

The complementary color is #E5E9F9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F9F5E5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.22:1 and white text 1.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#F9F5E5 color

#F9F5E5 rgb(249, 245, 229)

Shades of white

The hex color #F9F5E5 is a very light, moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 97.6% red, 96.1% green and 89.8% blue (249, 245, 229).

Its hue angle is 48°, with 62% saturation and 94% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 8% yellow and 2% black.

The closest named color is Flickering Firefly (#F8F6E6), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.22:1).

#F9F5E5 color codes

HEX	`#F9F5E5`
RGB	`rgb(249, 245, 229)`
RGB percent	`rgb(97.6%, 96.1%, 89.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(48, 62%, 94%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(48, 8%, 98%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 8%, 2%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(96.45, -1.37, 8.17)`
CIE LCH	`lch(96.45, 8.28, 99.48)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(85.86, 91.102, 87.175)`
Decimal	`16381413`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #F9F5E5, 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 #F9F5E5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.22:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.09:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F9F5E5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.09:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.22:1	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 #F9F5E5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f9f5e5; }
.text { color: #f9f5e5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f9f5e5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(249 245 229 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f9f5e5, #f3f9e5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Old Lace.

Questions

What color is #F9F5E5?: #F9F5E5 is a very light, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Flickering Firefly. It belongs to the white family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #F9F5E5?: The RGB value is 249, 245, 229: 249 red, 245 green and 229 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #F9F5E5?: The complementary color is #E5E9F9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F9F5E5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.22:1 and white text 1.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.