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#F9EADC Color

#F9EADC is rgb(249, 234, 220) in RGB, hsl(29, 71%, 92%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 6%, 12%, 2%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Antique White (#FAEBD7), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 3.01. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#F9EADC
HEX#F9EADC
RGBrgb(249, 234, 220)
HSLhsl(29, 71%, 92%)
HSVhsv(29, 12%, 98%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 6%, 12%, 2%)
OKLCHoklch(94.5% 0.025 65.6)
LABlab(93.62% 3.56 8.74)
LCHlch(93.62% 9.44 67.86)

What #F9EADC 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 #F9EADC, 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.

#F9EADC Channel Values

How #F9EADC 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 234 · B 2208-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 29° · S 71% · L 92%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 29° · S 12% · V 98%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 6% · Y 12% · K 2%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.18:1 vs white · 17.83:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #F9EADC 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 text1.18:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text17.83:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #F9EADC

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #F9EADC; 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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Triadic
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Tints & Shades of #F9EADC

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

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How #F9EADC 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#F9EADC
Protanopia#EDEDDC
Protanomaly#F2ECDC
Deuteranopia#EFEFDC
Deuteranomaly#F3EDDC
Tritanopia#FBE8E8
Tritanomaly#FAE9E3
Achromatopsia#ECECEC

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Using #F9EADC in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-f9eadc: #F9EADC;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #F9EADC;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-f9eadc': '#F9EADC' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.976, green: 0.918, blue: 0.863)
Android XML<color name="color_f9eadc">#F9EADC</color>
SVG fillfill="#F9EADC"

More Orange Colors

#F9EADC sits in the orange family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#F9EADC Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #F9EADC?

#F9EADC is a lightest orange — rgb(249, 234, 220) in RGB and hsl(29, 71%, 92%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Antique White (#FAEBD7), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 3.01.

What is the RGB value of #F9EADC?

#F9EADC is rgb(249, 234, 220) — red 249, green 234, and blue 220 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #F9EADC?

#F9EADC converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 6%, 12%, 2%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #F9EADC be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #F9EADC scores 1.18:1 against white and 17.83:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #F9EADC as a CSS color keyword?

No. #F9EADC 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 antiquewhite (#FAEBD7) at a CIE76 distance of 3.01, which is very hard to tell apart.

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