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#F9ECBC Candle in the Wind

#F9ECBC is a very light, muted yellow named Candle in the Wind. In the RGB color model it is made of 97.6% red, 92.5% green and 73.7% blue (rgb(249, 236, 188)). Its HSL value is 47° hue, 84% saturation and 86% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 24% yellow and 2% black. #F9ECBC is a warm color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 17.75:1.

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Variations of #F9ECBC

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#F9ECBC color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#F9ECBC for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #F9ECBC appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 99% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #FAEEBE
  • Protanopia 98% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #F6E9B9
  • Protanomaly 99% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #F7EABA
  • Deuteranopia 99% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #FAEEBE
  • Deuteranomaly 100% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #F9EDBD
  • Tritanopia 89% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #FFE5DF
  • Tritanomaly 95% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #FDE9CD
  • Achromatopsia 87% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #ECECEC
  • Achromatomaly 90% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #EFECE1

#F9ECBC contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.18:1 Very poor#F9ECBC text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
17.75:1 Super#F9ECBC text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#F9ECBC in CSS

/* Candle in the Wind */
.color { color: #F9ECBC; }
.background { background-color: #F9ECBC; }
.border { border: 1px solid #F9ECBC; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(249 236 188);
color: hsl(47 84% 86%);
color: oklch(0.942 0.064 94.7);

#F9ECBC FAQ

What color is #F9ECBC?

#F9ECBC is a very light, muted yellow. Its closest named color is Candle in the Wind. It belongs to the yellow color family and is a warm color.

What is the RGB value of #F9ECBC?

#F9ECBC is rgb(249, 236, 188) in RGB, hsl(47, 84%, 86%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 5%, 24%, 2%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #F9ECBC?

The complementary color of #F9ECBC is #BCC9F9, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #F9ECBC?

Black text has the best contrast on #F9ECBC: 17.75:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #F9ECBC a warm or cool color?

#F9ECBC is a warm color.