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#F9DEC7 Color

#F9DEC7 is rgb(249, 222, 199) in RGB, hsl(28, 81%, 88%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 11%, 20%, 2%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Lumber (#FFE4CD), below the threshold most people can see at ΔE 2.11. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#F9DEC7
HEX#F9DEC7
RGBrgb(249, 222, 199)
HSLhsl(28, 81%, 88%)
HSVhsv(28, 20%, 98%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 11%, 20%, 2%)
OKLCHoklch(91.7% 0.043 62.7)
LABlab(90.28% 7.01 14.91)
LCHlch(90.28% 16.47 64.82)

What #F9DEC7 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #F9DEC7, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every orange in the library.

#F9DEC7 Channel Values

How #F9DEC7 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 249 · G 222 · B 1998-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 28° · S 81% · L 88%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 28° · S 20% · V 98%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 11% · Y 20% · K 2%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.29:1 vs white · 16.3:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #F9DEC7 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text1.29:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text16.3:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #F9DEC7

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #F9DEC7; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Tints & Shades of #F9DEC7

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

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Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #F9DEC7.

How #F9DEC7 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#F9DEC7
Protanopia#E3E3C7
Protanomaly#ECE1C7
Deuteranopia#E7E7C6
Deuteranomaly#EFE4C6
Tritanopia#FBDBDB
Tritanomaly#FADCD3
Achromatopsia#E3E3E3

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #F9DEC7 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-f9dec7: #F9DEC7;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #F9DEC7;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-f9dec7': '#F9DEC7' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.976, green: 0.871, blue: 0.780)
Android XML<color name="color_f9dec7">#F9DEC7</color>
SVG fillfill="#F9DEC7"

More Orange Colors

#F9DEC7 sits in the orange family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#F9DEC7 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #F9DEC7?

#F9DEC7 is a lightest orange — rgb(249, 222, 199) in RGB and hsl(28, 81%, 88%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Lumber (#FFE4CD), which is below the threshold most people can see at a CIE76 distance of 2.11.

What is the RGB value of #F9DEC7?

#F9DEC7 is rgb(249, 222, 199) — red 249, green 222, and blue 199 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #F9DEC7?

#F9DEC7 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 11%, 20%, 2%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #F9DEC7 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #F9DEC7 scores 1.29:1 against white and 16.3:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #F9DEC7 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #F9DEC7 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is bisque (#FFE4C4) at a CIE76 distance of 4.86, which is very hard to tell apart.

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