What color is #FFF9C5?

#FFF9C5 is a very light, vivid yellow, closest to the named color Fondue. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #FFF9C5?

The RGB value is 255, 249, 197: 255 red, 249 green and 197 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #FFF9C5?

The complementary color is #C5CBFF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FFF9C5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.61:1 and white text 1.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#FFF9C5 color

#FFF9C5 rgb(255, 249, 197)

Shades of beige

The hex color #FFF9C5 is a very light, vivid yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 100% red, 97.6% green and 77.3% blue (255, 249, 197).

Its hue angle is 54°, with 100% saturation and 89% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 23% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Fondue (#FDF5C4), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.61:1).

#FFF9C5 color codes

HEX	`#FFF9C5`
RGB	`rgb(255, 249, 197)`
RGB percent	`rgb(100%, 97.6%, 77.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(54, 100%, 89%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(54, 23%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 23%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(97.25, -6.04, 25.75)`
CIE LCH	`lch(97.25, 26.45, 103.2)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(85.194, 93.044, 66.284)`
Decimal	`16775621`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #FFF9C5, 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 #FFF9C5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.61:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.07:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FFF9C5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.07:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.61:1	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 #FFF9C5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #fff9c5; }
.text { color: #fff9c5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #fff9c5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(255 249 197 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #fff9c5, #e8ffc5); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #FFF9C5?: #FFF9C5 is a very light, vivid yellow, closest to the named color Fondue. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #FFF9C5?: The RGB value is 255, 249, 197: 255 red, 249 green and 197 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #FFF9C5?: The complementary color is #C5CBFF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FFF9C5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.61:1 and white text 1.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.