What color is #F9FAB9?

#F9FAB9 is a very light, vivid yellow, closest to the named color Yellow Mana. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #F9FAB9?

The RGB value is 249, 250, 185: 249 red, 250 green and 185 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #F9FAB9?

The complementary color is #BAB9FA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F9FAB9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.4:1 and white text 1.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#F9FAB9 color

#F9FAB9 rgb(249, 250, 185)

Shades of beige

The hex color #F9FAB9 is a very light, vivid yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 97.6% red, 98% green and 72.5% blue (249, 250, 185).

Its hue angle is 61°, with 87% saturation and 85% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 26% yellow and 2% black.

The closest named color is Yellow Mana (#FDFCBF), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.4:1).

#F9FAB9 color codes

HEX	`#F9FAB9`
RGB	`rgb(249, 250, 185)`
RGB percent	`rgb(97.6%, 98%, 72.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(61, 87%, 85%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(61, 26%, 98%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 26%, 2%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(96.83, -10.32, 31.17)`
CIE LCH	`lch(96.83, 32.83, 108.31)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(82.01, 92.015, 59.33)`
Decimal	`16382649`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #F9FAB9, 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 #F9FAB9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.4:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.08:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F9FAB9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.08:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.4:1	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 #F9FAB9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f9fab9; }
.text { color: #f9fab9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f9fab9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(249 250 185 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f9fab9, #d9fab9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pale Goldenrod.

Questions

What color is #F9FAB9?: #F9FAB9 is a very light, vivid yellow, closest to the named color Yellow Mana. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #F9FAB9?: The RGB value is 249, 250, 185: 249 red, 250 green and 185 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #F9FAB9?: The complementary color is #BAB9FA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F9FAB9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.4:1 and white text 1.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.