What color is #FFF9D3?

#FFF9D3 is a very light, vivid yellow, closest to the named color Sweet Butter. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #FFF9D3?

The RGB value is 255, 249, 211: 255 red, 249 green and 211 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #FFF9D3?

The complementary color is #D3D9FF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FFF9D3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.74:1 and white text 1.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#FFF9D3 color

#FFF9D3 rgb(255, 249, 211)

Shades of beige

The hex color #FFF9D3 is a very light, vivid yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 100% red, 97.6% green and 82.7% blue (255, 249, 211).

Its hue angle is 52°, with 100% saturation and 91% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 17% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Sweet Butter (#FFFCD7), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.74:1).

#FFF9D3 color codes

HEX	`#FFF9D3`
RGB	`rgb(255, 249, 211)`
RGB percent	`rgb(100%, 97.6%, 82.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(52, 100%, 91%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(52, 17%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 17%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(97.52, -4.06, 18.99)`
CIE LCH	`lch(97.52, 19.42, 102.08)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(86.873, 93.716, 75.128)`
Decimal	`16775635`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #FFF9D3, 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 #FFF9D3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.74:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.06:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FFF9D3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.06:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.74:1	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 #FFF9D3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #fff9d3; }
.text { color: #fff9d3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #fff9d3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(255 249 211 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #fff9d3, #efffd3); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Questions

What color is #FFF9D3?: #FFF9D3 is a very light, vivid yellow, closest to the named color Sweet Butter. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #FFF9D3?: The RGB value is 255, 249, 211: 255 red, 249 green and 211 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #FFF9D3?: The complementary color is #D3D9FF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FFF9D3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.74:1 and white text 1.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.