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Rice Cake

#F9FBEE

Rice Cake is a neutral light color with the hex code #F9FBEE. This vibrant hue can be represented as RGB 249, 251, 238 in digital design or CMYK 1%, 0%, 5%, 2% for print applications. Find matching Pantone color.

Rice Cake color values

HEX
#F9FBEE
RGB
249, 251, 238
HSL
69°, 62%, 96%
CMYK
1, 0, 5, 2

Shades & tints

Darker Lighter

About this color

Rice Cake sits at 69° on the color wheel with 62% saturation and 96% lightness, placing it in the yellow segment of the spectrum. At 62% saturation, the hue is fully legible and confident — richly chromatic without tipping into high-contrast territory. Its near-white lightness means it reads as a tinted white in most contexts, functioning as a soft background tone.

In digital environments, Rice Cake is rendered as rgb(249, 251, 238), where the green channel leads at 251, with red and blue channels close behind. High saturation at this lightness produces strong contrast against white — effective for CTAs, badges, and elements that need to stop the eye.

For print, Rice Cake translates to a CMYK breakdown of 1C 0M 5Y 2K. With almost no black ink (2%), this color is built almost entirely from process inks: negligible chromatic ink, making it an essentially white print value. This profile tends toward vibrancy in print, though ink density limits on press may affect saturation on coated versus uncoated stock. No brands in the brandkit.pro library currently specify this exact hex as a named brand color.

Color harmonies

Complementary

Split-Complementary

How to use Rice Cake

CSS Variable 

:root {
  --brand-primary: #F9FBEE;
  --brand-primary-rgb: 249, 251, 238;
}

Define as a CSS custom property for consistent theming across your site.

Tailwind Config 

colors: {
  brand: '#F9FBEE',
}

Add to your Tailwind config to use classes like bg-brand.

Print Design (CMYK) 

C: 1%
M: 0%
Y: 5%
K: 2%

Use these CMYK values in Adobe Illustrator, InDesign, or print specifications.

RGB for Screens 

rgb(249, 251, 238)
rgba(249, 251, 238, 0.8)

Use RGB notation for compatibility or add alpha channel for transparency.

Brands using similar hue

19 brand s with colors near 69° on the color wheel

Linktree logo
Linktree
Robinhood logo
Robinhood
Zendesk logo
Zendesk
Microsoft logo
Microsoft

Frequently asked questions

What color is #F9FBEE?
#F9FBEE is Rice Cake, a neutral light color with RGB values of 249, 251, 238. It has a hue of 69°, 62% saturation, and 96% lightness in the HSL color space.
What is the RGB value of #F9FBEE?
The RGB color code for #F9FBEE is rgb(249, 251, 238). This means it contains 249 red, 251 green, and 238 blue in the RGB color model.
Is Rice Cake a warm or cool color?
Rice Cake (#F9FBEE) is a neutral color, sitting between warm and cool on the color wheel.
How do I use #F9FBEE in CSS?
You can use #F9FBEE in CSS with: background-color: #F9FBEE; or color: #F9FBEE; or as an RGB value: rgb(249, 251, 238). For print design, use CMYK: 1%, 0%, 5%, 2%.

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