Colour
#F9F2E4
- #F9F2E4
- Orange
- Light
- Nearest: Old lace
#F9F2E4 is a orange with RGB values 249, 242, 228 and HSL 40°, 64%, 94%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 18.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Old lace.
Colour values
#F9F2E4#F9F2E4
HEX#F9F2E4
RGBrgb(249, 242, 228)
RGB (0–1)0.9765, 0.949, 0.8941
RGB percentages97.6%, 94.9%, 89.4%
HSLhsl(40, 63.6%, 93.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(40, 8.4%, 97.6%)
CMYK0%, 2.8%, 8.4%, 2.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,380,644
CSS custom property--colour: #F9F2E4;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.89245WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness242.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 18.85:1
Contrast with white1.11:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black18.85:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#F2F2F2
Inverted#060D1B
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.11:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text18.85:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#E4EBF9
Analogous#F9E8E4, #F6F9E4
Triadic#E4F9F2, #F2E4F9
Split complementary#E4F6F9, #E8E4F9
Tetradic#E4F9E8, #E4EBF9, #F9E4F5
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R249
G242
B228
Red249 (97.6%)
Green242 (94.9%)
Blue228 (89.4%)
Hue40°
Saturation (HSL)63.64%
Lightness93.53%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR F9 · G F2 · B E4
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