Information about #F9E1AE color
Basic facts about this digital color
A intensely saturated warm orange, #F9E1AE has a delicate, washed-out lightness. Designers typically reach for tones like this for minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Peach Yellow (#FADFAD). Slightly further away sit Honeymoon (#F4E1AF) and Navajo White (#FFDEAD).
The recipe behind #F9E1AE is rgb(249, 225, 174), with red as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #F9E1AE: 16.4:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 1.3:1 for white. No one has named #F9E1AE so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.
#F9E1AE color variations
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#F9E1AE color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#F9E1AE color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#F9E1AE color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#F9E1AE color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#F9E1AE color harmonies
Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.
Complementary
Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.
Split complementary
Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.
Analogous
Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.
Triadic
Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.
Tetradic
Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.
Square
Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.
Alternatives to #F9E1AE color
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Nearest named colors to #F9E1AE
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#FADFAD
#F4E1AF
#FFDEAD
#F5DEB3
#FFE5AD
#F3E5AB
#FFDDB3
#F7E1B7
#FAE7B5
#FFE5B4
#FFE4B5
#F7E5B7
#F9E1AE color backgrounds & wallpapers
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#F9E1AE
- RGB249, 225, 174
- CMYK0, 9, 29, 2
- CSSrgb(249, 225, 174)
- HSL41°, 86%, 83%
- HSL Precise40.8°, 86.207%, 82.941%
- HSV41°, 30%, 98%
- HSB41°, 30%, 98%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.976
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.882
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.682
- GLSLvec3(0.976, 0.882, 0.682)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.976, 0.882, 0.682, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.976, 0.882, 0.682)
- Percentage of Red in RGB97.6%
- Percentage of Green in RGB88.2%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB68.2%
- Color FamilyOrange
- Saturation FamilyFull Saturation
- Lightness FamilyVery Light
- HEX IDF9E1AE
- DECIMAL ID16376238
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- Seen by search & AI crawlers10 times
- Counting from2025-01-01
