#F9B18A#F9B18A
#F9B18A is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.534; OKLCH L 82.0% C 0.099 H 49.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 11.68:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #F9B18A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(249, 177, 138) |
| HSL | hsl(21, 90%, 76%) |
| HSV | hsv(21, 45%, 98%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 28.9%, 44.6%, 2.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(78.12, 21.73, 30.39) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(78.12, 37.36, 54.44°) |
| OKLab | oklab(81.96% 0.0648 0.0754) |
| OKLCH | oklch(81.96% 0.099 49.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(59.3792, 53.4232, 31.2241) |
| Luminance | 0.5342 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Peach (survey)
#FFB07C
ΔE00 3.35
Lightsalmon
#FFA07A
ΔE00 5.39
Pale Salmon
#FFB19A
ΔE00 5.86
Light Salmon
#FEA993
ΔE00 6.91
Apricot (survey)
#FFB16D
ΔE00 7.16
Pinkish Tan
#D99B82
ΔE00 7.68
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#F9B18A #8AD2F9
analogous
#F98A9A #F9B18A #F9E88A
triadic
#F9B18A #8AF9B1 #B18AF9
tetradic
#F9B18A #9AF98A #8AD2F9 #E88AF9
square
#F9B18A #9AF98A #8AD2F9 #E88AF9
split-complementary
#F9B18A #8AF9E8 #8A9AF9
monochromatic
#F36316 #F68A50 #F9B18A #FCD8C4 #FEECE2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.80
#F9B18A on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
11.68
#F9B18A on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #F9B18A
11.68:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##F9B18A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##F9B18A | 1.00 | 1.80 | 11.68 | 11.68 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.80 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 11.68 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 11.68 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C4B887
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#D5C78A
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FFA4A7
Achromatopsia (no color)
#C1C1C1
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #f9b18a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(249, 177, 138); /* oklch */ color: oklch(82.0% 0.099 49.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#fec8ac',
500: '#f9b18a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #f9b18a; $custom-light: #fec8ac; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#f9b18a",
"rgb": {
"r": 249,
"g": 177,
"b": 138
},
"hsl": {
"h": 21.081,
"s": 90.244,
"l": 75.882
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.81955,
"c": 0.09941,
"h": 49.3
},
"luminance": 0.53419
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#F9B18A
secondary
#50A8D7
accent
#95E600
background
#FFFDFD
surface
#FFF9F7
border
#D7D2D0
text
#181310
muted
#868281