Information about #F9F0BD color

#F9F0BD color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#F9F0BD falls into the Yellow Color Family — High Saturation, Luminous brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(249, 240, 189) — 97.6% red, 94.1% green, 74.1% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 4 / 24 / 2. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

A strongly colored golden yellow, #F9F0BD radiates an almost-white brightness. Expect to see shades like this in airy backdrops, whitespace-heavy designs and gentle gradients. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Blond (#FAF0BE). Slightly further away sit Lemon Meringue (#F6EABE) and Colonial White (#FFEDBC).

In RGB terms — rgb(249, 240, 189) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, black text reaches a 18.2:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 1.2:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #F9F0BD is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#F9F0BD color variations

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

#F9F0BD 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

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

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

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

Tetradic

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

Tetradic color scheme

Square

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

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #F9F0BD

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

Daisy Chain color link
Daisy Chain

#F8F3C4

Pale Amber color link
Pale Amber

#FFF0C2

Oasis color link
Oasis

#FCEDC5

Chiffon color link
Chiffon

#F0F5BB

Pale Gamboge color link
Pale Gamboge

#FFE8C2

Spring Sun color link
Spring Sun

#F1F1C6

Banana Mania color link
Banana Mania

#FAE7B5

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#F9F0BD
  • RGB249, 240, 189
  • CMYK0, 4, 24, 2
  • CSSrgb(249, 240, 189)
  • HSL51°, 83%, 86%
  • HSL Precise51°, 83.333%, 85.882%
  • HSV51°, 24%, 98%
  • HSB51°, 24%, 98%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.976
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.941
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.741
  • GLSLvec3(0.976, 0.941, 0.741)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.976, 0.941, 0.741, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.976, 0.941, 0.741)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB97.6%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB94.1%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB74.1%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLuminous
  • HEX IDF9F0BD
  • DECIMAL ID16380093
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01