Recognised as Colour
#F9F2E5
- #F9F2E5
- Orange
- Light
- Nearest: Old lace
#F9F2E5 is a orange with RGB values 249, 242, 229 and HSL 39°, 62%, 94%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 18.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Old lace.
Colour values
#F9F2E5#F9F2E5
HEX#F9F2E5
RGBrgb(249, 242, 229)
RGB (0–1)0.9765, 0.949, 0.898
RGB percentages97.6%, 94.9%, 89.8%
HSLhsl(39, 62.5%, 93.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(39, 8%, 97.6%)
CMYK0%, 2.8%, 8%, 2.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,380,645
CSS custom property--colour: #F9F2E5;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.89301WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness242.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 18.86:1
Contrast with white1.11:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black18.86:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#F3F3F3
Inverted#060D1A
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 text18.86:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#E5ECF9
Analogous#F9E8E5, #F6F9E5
Triadic#E5F9F2, #F2E5F9
Split complementary#E5F6F9, #E8E5F9
Tetradic#E5F9E8, #E5ECF9, #F9E5F6
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R249
G242
B229
Red249 (97.6%)
Green242 (94.9%)
Blue229 (89.8%)
Hue39°
Saturation (HSL)62.5%
Lightness93.73%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR F9 · G F2 · B E5
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