#F9B36C#F9B36C
#F9B36C is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.535; OKLCH L 81.8% C 0.120 H 65.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 11.69:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #F9B36C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(249, 179, 108) |
| HSL | hsl(30, 92%, 70%) |
| HSV | hsv(30, 57%, 98%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 28.1%, 56.6%, 2.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(78.15, 18.03, 45.94) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(78.15, 49.36, 68.57°) |
| OKLab | oklab(81.83% 0.0504 0.1089) |
| OKLCH | oklch(81.83% 0.12 65.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(57.8971, 53.4670, 21.4553) |
| Luminance | 0.5346 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Apricot (survey)
#FFB16D
ΔE00 2.32
Pale Orange
#FFA756
ΔE00 4.14
Sandybrown
#F4A460
ΔE00 4.29
Light Orange
#FDAA48
ΔE00 4.62
Butterscotch
#FDB147
ΔE00 5.61
Peach (survey)
#FFB07C
ΔE00 5.94
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#F9B36C #6CB2F9
analogous
#F96D6C #F9B36C #F8F96C
triadic
#F9B36C #6CF9B3 #B36CF9
tetradic
#F9B36C #6CF96D #6CB2F9 #F96CF8
square
#F9B36C #6CF96D #6CB2F9 #F96CF8
split-complementary
#F9B36C #6CF8F9 #6D6CF9
monochromatic
#E17609 #F79531 #F9B36C #FBD1A7 #FEF0E2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.80
#F9B36C on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
11.69
#F9B36C on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #F9B36C
11.69:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##F9B36C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##F9B36C | 1.00 | 1.80 | 11.69 | 11.69 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.80 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 11.69 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 11.69 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#CAB866
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#DAC86D
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FFA3A2
Achromatopsia (no color)
#C1C1C1
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #f9b36c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(249, 179, 108); /* oklch */ color: oklch(81.8% 0.120 65.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ffc997',
500: '#f9b36c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #f9b36c; $custom-light: #ffc997; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#f9b36c",
"rgb": {
"r": 249,
"g": 179,
"b": 108
},
"hsl": {
"h": 30.213,
"s": 92.157,
"l": 70
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.81831,
"c": 0.11995,
"h": 65.2
},
"luminance": 0.53463
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#F9B36C
secondary
#3684D4
accent
#72E600
background
#FFFDFC
surface
#FFF9F5
border
#D7D2CF
text
#18130E
muted
#86827F