What color is #F9FDEB?

#F9FDEB is a very light, vivid yellow-green, closest to the named color Pearl Powder. It belongs to the white family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #F9FDEB?

The RGB value is 249, 253, 235: 249 red, 253 green and 235 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #F9FDEB?

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

Is black or white text better on #F9FDEB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 20.28:1 and white text 1.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#F9FDEB color

#F9FDEB rgb(249, 253, 235)

Shades of white

The hex color #F9FDEB is a very light, vivid yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 97.6% red, 99.2% green and 92.2% blue (249, 253, 235).

Its hue angle is 73°, with 82% saturation and 96% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 1% black.

The closest named color is Pearl Powder (#FAFFED), a difference of 0.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 20.28:1).

#F9FDEB color codes

HEX	`#F9FDEB`
RGB	`rgb(249, 253, 235)`
RGB percent	`rgb(97.6%, 99.2%, 92.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(73, 82%, 96%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(73, 7%, 99%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 0%, 7%, 1%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(98.59, -4.4, 8.15)`
CIE LCH	`lch(98.59, 9.27, 118.38)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(89.185, 96.389, 92.488)`
Decimal	`16383467`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #F9FDEB, 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 #F9FDEB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	20.28:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.04:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F9FDEB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.04:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	20.28:1	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 #F9FDEB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f9fdeb; }
.text { color: #f9fdeb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f9fdeb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(249 253 235 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f9fdeb, #f0fdeb); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #F9FDEB?: #F9FDEB is a very light, vivid yellow-green, closest to the named color Pearl Powder. It belongs to the white family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #F9FDEB?: The RGB value is 249, 253, 235: 249 red, 253 green and 235 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #F9FDEB?: The complementary color is #EFEBFD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F9FDEB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 20.28:1 and white text 1.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.