#FFF9E1 · Buttercream

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#FFF9E1 is a light, highly saturated beige color, closest to Buttercream and near Buttercream and Beige. In OKLCH it has 98% lightness and 0.03 chroma at hue 95°. 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.

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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

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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;

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