#FFF9E3 · near Buttercream

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#FFF9E3 (RGB 255, 249, 227) is a light, nearly neutral white, closest to Buttercream and near Ivory and Beige. White suggests space, cleanliness and clarity, which makes #FFF9E3 a natural choice for backgrounds and breathing room. It appears in 4 ColorSwoop palettes. In OKLCH it has 98% lightness and 0.03 chroma at hue 94°.

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HEX#FFF9E3
RGBrgb(255, 249, 227)
HSLhsl(47, 100%, 95%)
CMYK0, 2, 11, 0
CSS var--buttercream
Contrast1.05:1 white · 19.91:1 black

Similar named colors

Buttercream #FFF4D6Ivory #FFFFF0Beige #F5F5DCPapaya #FFEFD5Linen #FAF0E6

How to use #FFF9E3

Black text passes WCAG AA on #FFF9E3 (19.91:1); white text does not (1.05:1).

For a calm scheme pair #FFF9E3 with its analogous neighbors #FFEDE5 and #F8FFE5; for contrast use its complement #E5EBFF as a small accent, and anchor everything with a neutral such as #1F1F24.

--buttercream: #FFF9E3;

Color card

#FFF9E3 hex color card: near Buttercream, RGB 255, 249, 227
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Shades & tints

#33322D#66645B#999588#CCC7B6#FFF9E3#FFFAE9#FFFBEE#FFFDF4#FFFEF9

Color harmonies for #FFF9E3

Complementary

#FFF9E3#E5EBFF

Analogous

#FFF9E3#FFEDE5#F8FFE5

Triadic

#FFF9E3#E5FFF9#F9E5FF

Split complementary

#FFF9E3#E5F8FF#EDE5FF

Tetradic

#FFF9E3#E5FFED#E5EBFF#FFE5F8

Palettes with #FFF9E3