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#F9F1EC Color

#F9F1EC is rgb(249, 241, 236) in RGB, hsl(23, 52%, 95%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 3%, 5%, 2%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Isabelline (#F4F0EC), below the threshold most people can see at ΔE 1.74. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#F9F1EC
HEX#F9F1EC
RGBrgb(249, 241, 236)
HSLhsl(23, 52%, 95%)
HSVhsv(23, 5%, 98%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 3%, 5%, 2%)
OKLCHoklch(96.3% 0.011 54.5)
LABlab(95.67% 2.14 3.43)
LCHlch(95.67% 4.04 57.98)

What #F9F1EC 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 #F9F1EC, 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.

#F9F1EC Channel Values

How #F9F1EC 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 241 · B 2368-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 23° · S 52% · L 95%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 23° · S 5% · V 98%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 3% · Y 5% · K 2%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.12:1 vs white · 18.82:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #F9F1EC 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 text1.12:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text18.82:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #F9F1EC

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #F9F1EC; 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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Complementary
Analogous
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Triadic
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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #F9F1EC

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.

Tints

Shades

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How #F9F1EC 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#F9F1EC
Protanopia#F2F2EC
Protanomaly#F5F2EC
Deuteranopia#F4F4EC
Deuteranomaly#F6F3EC
Tritanopia#FAF0F0
Tritanomaly#F9F1EF
Achromatopsia#F2F2F2

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Using #F9F1EC in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-f9f1ec: #F9F1EC;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #F9F1EC;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-f9f1ec': '#F9F1EC' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.976, green: 0.945, blue: 0.925)
Android XML<color name="color_f9f1ec">#F9F1EC</color>
SVG fillfill="#F9F1EC"

More Orange Colors

#F9F1EC sits in the orange family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#F9F1EC Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #F9F1EC?

#F9F1EC is a lightest orange — rgb(249, 241, 236) in RGB and hsl(23, 52%, 95%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Isabelline (#F4F0EC), which is below the threshold most people can see at a CIE76 distance of 1.74.

What is the RGB value of #F9F1EC?

#F9F1EC is rgb(249, 241, 236) — red 249, green 241, and blue 236 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #F9F1EC?

#F9F1EC converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 3%, 5%, 2%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #F9F1EC be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #F9F1EC scores 1.12:1 against white and 18.82:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #F9F1EC as a CSS color keyword?

No. #F9F1EC 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 seashell (#FFF5EE) at a CIE76 distance of 1.99, which is below the threshold most people can see.

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