#FFF9E1 · near Buttercream

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#FFF9E1 (RGB 255, 249, 225) is a light, muted beige, closest to Buttercream and near Beige and Ivory. Beige suggests quiet warmth and neutrality; it is the go-to background for organic and luxury brands, which makes #FFF9E1 a natural choice for backgrounds for interiors, fashion and minimal sites. It appears in 2 ColorSwoop palettes. In OKLCH it has 98% lightness and 0.03 chroma at hue 95°.

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HEX#FFF9E1
RGBrgb(255, 249, 225)
HSLhsl(48, 100%, 94%)
CMYK0, 2, 12, 0
CSS var--buttercream
Contrast1.06:1 white · 19.89:1 black

Similar named colors

Buttercream #FFF4D6Beige #F5F5DCIvory #FFFFF0Papaya #FFEFD5Cream #FFFDD0

How to use #FFF9E1

Black text passes WCAG AA on #FFF9E1 (19.89:1); white text does not (1.06:1).

For a calm scheme pair #FFF9E1 with its analogous neighbors #FFEAE0 and #F6FFE0; for contrast use its complement #E0E7FF as a small accent, and anchor everything with a neutral such as #1F1F24.

--buttercream: #FFF9E1;

Color card

#FFF9E1 hex color card: near Buttercream, RGB 255, 249, 225
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Shades & tints

#33322D#66645A#999587#CCC7B4#FFF9E1#FFFAE7#FFFBED#FFFDF3#FFFEF9

Color harmonies for #FFF9E1

Complementary

#FFF9E1#E0E7FF

Analogous

#FFF9E1#FFEAE0#F6FFE0

Triadic

#FFF9E1#E0FFF9#F9E0FF

Split complementary

#FFF9E1#E0F6FF#EAE0FF

Tetradic

#FFF9E1#E0FFEA#E0E7FF#FFE0F6

Palettes with #FFF9E1