Information about #F9F3AD color

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Basic facts about this digital color

#F9F3AD falls into the Yellow Color Family — Full Saturation, Very Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(249, 243, 173) — 97.6% red, 95.3% green, 67.8% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 2 / 30 / 2. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A pure, full-strength sunny yellow, #F9F3AD 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 almost identical to Pastel Lemon (#F6F3A9). Slightly further away sit Light Tan (#FBEEAC) and Shalimar (#F8F6A8).

The recipe behind #F9F3AD is rgb(249, 243, 173), with red as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #F9F3AD: 18.5:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 1.1:1 for white. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#F9F3AD color variations

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

#F9F3AD color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#F9F3AD color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#F9F3AD color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#F9F3AD 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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#F9F3AD 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 #F9F3AD

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

Pastel Lemon color link
Pastel Lemon

#F6F3A9

Light Tan color link
Light Tan

#FBEEAC

Shalimar color link
Shalimar

#F8F6A8

Australian Mint color link
Australian Mint

#EFF8AA

Vis color link
Vis

#FFEFA1

Pale Prim color link
Pale Prim

#F9F59F

Tidal color link
Tidal

#F1FFAD

Banana Mania color link
Banana Mania

#FAE7B5

Pale Peach color link
Pale Peach

#FFE5AD

Calamansi color link
Calamansi

#FCFFA4

Vanilla color link
Vanilla

#F3E5AB

Light Beige color link
Light Beige

#FFFEB6

#F9F3AD color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#F9F3AD
  • RGB249, 243, 173
  • CMYK0, 2, 30, 2
  • CSSrgb(249, 243, 173)
  • HSL55°, 86%, 83%
  • HSL Precise55.263°, 86.364%, 82.745%
  • HSV55°, 31%, 98%
  • HSB55°, 31%, 98%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.976
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.953
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.678
  • GLSLvec3(0.976, 0.953, 0.678)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.976, 0.953, 0.678, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.976, 0.953, 0.678)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB97.6%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB95.3%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB67.8%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyFull Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDF9F3AD
  • DECIMAL ID16380845
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers14 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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