#F9DEC9 · Almond

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#F9DEC9 is a light, highly saturated beige color, closest to Almond and near Almond and Peach Puff. In OKLCH it has 92% lightness and 0.04 chroma at hue 60°. Beige suggests quiet warmth and neutrality; it is the go-to background for organic and luxury brands, which makes #F9DEC9 a natural choice for backgrounds for interiors, fashion and minimal sites. It appears in 2 ColorSwoop palettes.

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HEX#F9DEC9
RGBrgb(249, 222, 201)
HSLhsl(26, 80%, 88%)
CMYK0, 11, 19, 2
CSS var--almond
Contrast1.29:1 white · 16.32:1 black

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How to use #F9DEC9

Black text passes WCAG AA on #F9DEC9 (16.32:1); white text does not (1.29:1).

For a calm scheme pair #F9DEC9 with its analogous neighbors #F9C8CB and #F9F6C8; for contrast use its complement #C8E4F9 as a small accent, and anchor everything with a neutral such as #1F1F24.

--almond: #F9DEC9;

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