What color is #FFF9E1?

#FFF9E1 is a very light, vivid yellow, closest to the named color Magnolia. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #FFF9E1?

The RGB value is 255, 249, 225: 255 red, 249 green and 225 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #FFF9E1?

The complementary color is #E1E7FF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FFF9E1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.89:1 and white text 1.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#FFF9E1 color

#FFF9E1 rgb(255, 249, 225)

Shades of beige

The hex color #FFF9E1 is a very light, vivid yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 100% red, 97.6% green and 88.2% blue (255, 249, 225).

Its hue angle is 48°, with 100% saturation and 94% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 12% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Magnolia (#FFF9E4), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.89:1).

#FFF9E1 color codes

HEX	`#FFF9E1`
RGB	`rgb(255, 249, 225)`
RGB percent	`rgb(100%, 97.6%, 88.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(48, 100%, 94%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(48, 12%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 12%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(97.81, -1.95, 12.23)`
CIE LCH	`lch(97.81, 12.39, 99.05)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(88.705, 94.448, 84.777)`
Decimal	`16775649`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #FFF9E1, 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 #FFF9E1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.89:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.06:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FFF9E1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.06:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.89:1	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 #FFF9E1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #fff9e1; }
.text { color: #fff9e1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #fff9e1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(255 249 225 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #fff9e1, #f6ffe1); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #FFF9E1?: #FFF9E1 is a very light, vivid yellow, closest to the named color Magnolia. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #FFF9E1?: The RGB value is 255, 249, 225: 255 red, 249 green and 225 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #FFF9E1?: The complementary color is #E1E7FF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FFF9E1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.89:1 and white text 1.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.