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#FFFFE9 Northern Star

#FFFFE9 is a very light white named Northern Star. In the RGB color model it is made of 100.0% red, 100.0% green and 91.4% blue (rgb(255, 255, 233)). Its HSL value is 60° hue, 100% saturation and 96% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 0% black. #FFFFE9 is a neutral color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 20.73:1.

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Variations of #FFFFE9

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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#FFFFE9 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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#FFFFE9 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #FFFFE9 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 #FFFEEA
  • Protanopia 99% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #FFFDE8
  • Protanomaly 100% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #FFFEE8
  • Deuteranopia 99% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #FFFEEA
  • Deuteranomaly 99% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #FFFEE9
  • Tritanopia 95% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #FFFCF9
  • Tritanomaly 98% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #FFFEF0
  • Achromatopsia 94% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #FDFDFD
  • Achromatomaly 96% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #FEFEF9

#FFFFE9 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.01:1 Very poor#FFFFE9 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
20.73:1 Super#FFFFE9 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#FFFFE9 in CSS

/* Northern Star */
.color { color: #FFFFE9; }
.background { background-color: #FFFFE9; }
.border { border: 1px solid #FFFFE9; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(255 255 233);
color: hsl(60 100% 96%);
color: oklch(0.994 0.029 106.9);

#FFFFE9 FAQ

What color is #FFFFE9?

#FFFFE9 is a very light white. Its closest named color is Northern Star. It belongs to the white color family and is a neutral color.

What is the RGB value of #FFFFE9?

#FFFFE9 is rgb(255, 255, 233) in RGB, hsl(60, 100%, 96%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 0%, 9%, 0%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #FFFFE9?

The complementary color of #FFFFE9 is #E9E9FF, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #FFFFE9?

Black text has the best contrast on #FFFFE9: 20.73:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #FFFFE9 a warm or cool color?

#FFFFE9 is a neutral color.