Information about #F9EDBD color

#F9EDBD color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#F9EDBD falls into the Yellow Color Family — High Saturation, Luminous brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(249, 237, 189) — 97.6% red, 92.9% green, 74.1% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 5 / 24 / 2. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#F9EDBD is a strongly colored sunny yellow that radiates an almost-white brightness. It is a natural fit for airy backdrops, whitespace-heavy designs and gentle gradients. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Blond (#FAF0BE). Slightly further away sit Lemon Meringue (#F6EABE) and Colonial White (#FFEDBC).

The recipe behind #F9EDBD is rgb(249, 237, 189), with red as the dominant ingredient. On this background, black text reaches a 17.9:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 1.2:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #F9EDBD is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#F9EDBD color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#F9EDBD color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#F9EDBD color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#F9EDBD color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#F9EDBD color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#F9EDBD 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.

Complementary color schemes
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Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme
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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.

Analogous color scheme
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Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme
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Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme
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Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme
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Nearest named colors to #F9EDBD

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Blond color link
Blond

#FAF0BE

Lemon Meringue color link
Lemon Meringue

#F6EABE

Colonial White color link
Colonial White

#FFEDBC

Pale Amber color link
Pale Amber

#FFF0C2

Oasis color link
Oasis

#FCEDC5

Retro Pastel Yellow color link
Retro Pastel Yellow

#F2E8BF

Daisy Chain color link
Daisy Chain

#F8F3C4

Pale Gamboge color link
Pale Gamboge

#FFE8C2

Banana Mania color link
Banana Mania

#FAE7B5

Rising Star color link
Rising Star

#F7E5B7

Milk Punch color link
Milk Punch

#F3E5C0

Pipi color link
Pipi

#F5E6C4

#F9EDBD color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#F9EDBD
  • RGB249, 237, 189
  • CMYK0, 5, 24, 2
  • CSSrgb(249, 237, 189)
  • HSL48°, 83%, 86%
  • HSL Precise48°, 83.333%, 85.882%
  • HSV48°, 24%, 98%
  • HSB48°, 24%, 98%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.976
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.929
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.741
  • GLSLvec3(0.976, 0.929, 0.741)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.976, 0.929, 0.741, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.976, 0.929, 0.741)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB97.6%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB92.9%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB74.1%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLuminous
  • HEX IDF9EDBD
  • DECIMAL ID16379325
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers26 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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