#f9f5e8

Color #f9f5e8

A moderately saturated very light yellow.

Closest named color Old Lace #fdf5e6 · ΔE 1.8 Nearest Tailwind class amber-50 #fffbeb · ΔE 1.7

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Conversions

HEX

#f9f5e8

RGB

rgb(249, 245, 232)

HSL

hsl(45.9, 58.6%, 94.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(45.9, 6.8%, 97.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 1.6%, 6.8%, 2.4%)

LAB

lab(96.52, -0.87, 6.72)

LCH

lch(96.52, 6.78, 97.38)

OKLCH

oklch(97%, 0.0177, 92.59)

HWB

hwb(45.9, 91%, 2.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#e8ecf9

Analogous

#f9ece8

#f9f5e8

#f4f9e8

Triadic

#f9f5e8

#e8f9f5

#f5e8f9

Split-complementary

#f9f5e8

#e8f4f9

#ece8f9

Tetradic

#f9f5e8

#ecf9e8

#e8ecf9

#f5e8f9

Square

#f9f5e8

#e8f9ec

#e8ecf9

#f9e8f4

Shades

Color #f9f5e8 mixed toward black.

#e8d9a8

#d8be69

#bf9e32

#7f6921

#403511

Tints

Color #f9f5e8 mixed toward white.

#faf7ec

#fbf8f0

#fcfaf3

#fdfcf7

#fefdfb

Tones

Color #f9f5e8 mixed toward gray.

#f8f4e9

#f6f3eb

#f5f3ec

#f3f2ee

#f2f1ef

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.09:1

Aa Black text on this color

19.25:1

Black text reads better on this background (19.25:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#f7f7eb · ΔE 1.9

Deuteranopia

#f8f8ec · ΔE 1.9

Tritanopia

#f9eeee · ΔE 8.3

Achromatopsia

#f5f5f5 · ΔE 5.9

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #f9f5e8;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#f9f5e8]

Related colors

Cornsilk #fff8dc

Goldenrod #daa520

Dark Goldenrod #b8860b

Gold #ffd700

Floral White #fffaf0

Old Lace #fdf5e6

Frequently asked questions

#f9f5e8 (#f9f5e8) is rgb(249, 245, 232) in RGB.

No, #f9f5e8 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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