What color is #F9FAB3?

#F9FAB3 is a very light, vivid yellow, closest to the named color Yellow Chalk. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #F9FAB3?

The RGB value is 249, 250, 179: 249 red, 250 green and 179 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #F9FAB3?

The complementary color is #B4B3FA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F9FAB3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.35:1 and white text 1.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#F9FAB3 color

#F9FAB3 rgb(249, 250, 179)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #F9FAB3 is a very light, vivid yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 97.6% red, 98% green and 70.2% blue (249, 250, 179).

Its hue angle is 61°, with 88% saturation and 84% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 28% yellow and 2% black.

The closest named color is Yellow Chalk (#F5F9AD), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.35:1).

#F9FAB3 color codes

HEX	`#F9FAB3`
RGB	`rgb(249, 250, 179)`
RGB percent	`rgb(97.6%, 98%, 70.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(61, 88%, 84%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(61, 28%, 98%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 28%, 2%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(96.72, -11.08, 34.05)`
CIE LCH	`lch(96.72, 35.81, 108.03)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(81.389, 91.767, 56.064)`
Decimal	`16382643`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #F9FAB3, 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 #F9FAB3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.35:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.09:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F9FAB3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.09:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.35:1	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 #F9FAB3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f9fab3; }
.text { color: #f9fab3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f9fab3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(249 250 179 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f9fab3, #d6fab3); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pale Goldenrod.

Questions

What color is #F9FAB3?: #F9FAB3 is a very light, vivid yellow, closest to the named color Yellow Chalk. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #F9FAB3?: The RGB value is 249, 250, 179: 249 red, 250 green and 179 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #F9FAB3?: The complementary color is #B4B3FA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F9FAB3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.35:1 and white text 1.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.