#F9AF59#F9AF59
#F9AF59 is a light, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.515; OKLCH L 80.9% C 0.134 H 67.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 11.30:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #F9AF59 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(249, 175, 89) |
| HSL | hsl(32, 93%, 66%) |
| HSV | hsv(32, 64%, 98%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 29.7%, 64.3%, 2.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(77.00, 18.83, 53.85) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(77.00, 57.05, 70.73°) |
| OKLab | oklab(80.86% 0.0502 0.1238) |
| OKLCH | oklch(80.86% 0.134 67.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(56.2038, 51.5256, 16.4346) |
| Luminance | 0.5152 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Light Orange
#FDAA48
ΔE00 2.20
Butterscotch
#FDB147
ΔE00 3.06
Pale Orange
#FFA756
ΔE00 4.04
Apricot (survey)
#FFB16D
ΔE00 4.31
Mango
#FFA62B
ΔE00 4.69
Sandybrown
#F4A460
ΔE00 5.16
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#F9AF59 #59A3F9
analogous
#F95F59 #F9AF59 #F3F959
triadic
#F9AF59 #59F9AF #AF59F9
tetradic
#F9AF59 #59F95F #59A3F9 #F959F3
square
#F9AF59 #59F95F #59A3F9 #F959F3
split-complementary
#F9AF59 #59F3F9 #5F59F9
monochromatic
#D07308 #F7931E #F9AF59 #FBCB94 #FDE8CF
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.86
#F9AF59 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
11.30
#F9AF59 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #F9AF59
11.30:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##F9AF59 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##F9AF59 | 1.00 | 1.86 | 11.30 | 11.30 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.86 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 11.30 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 11.30 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C8B450
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#D9C55B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FF9D9C
Achromatopsia (no color)
#BEBEBE
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #f9af59; /* rgb */ color: rgb(249, 175, 89); /* oklch */ color: oklch(80.9% 0.134 67.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ffc68b',
500: '#f9af59',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #f9af59; $custom-light: #ffc68b; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#f9af59",
"rgb": {
"r": 249,
"g": 175,
"b": 89
},
"hsl": {
"h": 32.25,
"s": 93.023,
"l": 66.275
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.80863,
"c": 0.13362,
"h": 67.9
},
"luminance": 0.51521
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#F9AF59
secondary
#2B75CB
accent
#6AE600
background
#FFFDFC
surface
#FFF9F4
border
#D7D2CE
text
#19130C
muted
#87827F