#F9B962#F9B962
#F9B962 is a very light, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.557; OKLCH L 82.8% C 0.128 H 72.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 12.14:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #F9B962 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(249, 185, 98) |
| HSL | hsl(35, 93%, 68%) |
| HSV | hsv(35, 61%, 98%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 25.7%, 60.6%, 2.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(79.46, 14.16, 52.39) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(79.46, 54.27, 74.87°) |
| OKLab | oklab(82.81% 0.0376 0.1219) |
| OKLCH | oklch(82.81% 0.128 72.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(58.6239, 55.7238, 19.2210) |
| Luminance | 0.5572 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Butterscotch
#FDB147
ΔE00 3.38
Light Orange
#FDAA48
ΔE00 4.98
Macaroni And Cheese
#EFB435
ΔE00 6.32
Apricot (survey)
#FFB16D
ΔE00 6.44
Mango
#FFA62B
ΔE00 6.59
Yellowish Orange
#FFAB0F
ΔE00 6.95
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#F9B962 #62A2F9
analogous
#F96E62 #F9B962 #EDF962
triadic
#F9B962 #62F9B9 #B962F9
tetradic
#F9B962 #62F96E #62A2F9 #F962ED
square
#F9B962 #62F96E #62A2F9 #F962ED
split-complementary
#F9B962 #62EDF9 #6E62F9
monochromatic
#D88008 #F79F27 #F9B962 #FBD39D #FEEED8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.73
#F9B962 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
12.14
#F9B962 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #F9B962
12.14:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##F9B962 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##F9B962 | 1.00 | 1.73 | 12.14 | 12.14 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.73 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 12.14 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 12.14 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#D0BC5A
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#DFCB64
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FFA9A5
Achromatopsia (no color)
#C5C5C5
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #f9b962; /* rgb */ color: rgb(249, 185, 98); /* oklch */ color: oklch(82.8% 0.128 72.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ffce91',
500: '#f9b962',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #f9b962; $custom-light: #ffce91; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#f9b962",
"rgb": {
"r": 249,
"g": 185,
"b": 98
},
"hsl": {
"h": 34.57,
"s": 92.638,
"l": 68.039
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.82813,
"c": 0.12752,
"h": 72.8
},
"luminance": 0.5572
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#F9B962
secondary
#2D73D2
accent
#61E600
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FFFAF4
border
#D7D3CE
text
#18130D
muted
#86837F