#f9f6e8

Color #f9f6e8

A moderately saturated very light yellow.

Closest named color Old Lace #fdf5e6 · ΔE 1.89 Nearest Tailwind class amber-50 #fffbeb · ΔE 1.3

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Conversions

HEX

#f9f6e8

RGB

rgb(249, 246, 232)

HSL

hsl(49.4, 58.6%, 94.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(49.4, 6.8%, 97.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 1.2%, 6.8%, 2.4%)

LAB

lab(96.77, -1.38, 7.08)

LCH

lch(96.77, 7.21, 101.03)

OKLCH

oklch(97.2%, 0.0187, 96.75)

HWB

hwb(49.4, 91%, 2.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#e8ebf9

Analogous

#f9ede8

#f9f6e8

#f3f9e8

Triadic

#f9f6e8

#e8f9f6

#f6e8f9

Split-complementary

#f9f6e8

#e8f3f9

#ede8f9

Tetradic

#f9f6e8

#ebf9e8

#e8ebf9

#f6e8f9

Square

#f9f6e8

#e8f9ed

#e8ebf9

#f9e8f3

Shades

Color #f9f6e8 mixed toward black.

#e8dda8

#d8c469

#bfa632

#7f6f21

#403711

Tints

Color #f9f6e8 mixed toward white.

#faf7ec

#fbf9f0

#fcfaf3

#fdfcf7

#fefdfb

Tones

Color #f9f6e8 mixed toward gray.

#f8f5e9

#f6f4eb

#f5f3ec

#f3f2ee

#f2f1ef

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.08:1

Aa Black text on this color

19.38:1

Black text reads better on this background (19.38:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#f8f8eb · ΔE 1.4

Deuteranopia

#f8f8ec · ΔE 1.5

Tritanopia

#f9eeef · ΔE 9.5

Achromatopsia

#f6f6f6 · ΔE 6.3

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #f9f6e8;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#f9f6e8]

Related colors

Gold #ffd700

Cornsilk #fff8dc

Khaki #f0e68c

Lemon Chiffon #fffacd

Pale Goldenrod #eee8aa

Dark Khaki #bdb76b

Frequently asked questions

#f9f6e8 (#f9f6e8) is rgb(249, 246, 232) in RGB.

No, #f9f6e8 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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