#F9BC99#F9BC99
#F9BC99 is a very light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.584; OKLCH L 84.2% C 0.085 H 51.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 12.68:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #F9BC99 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(249, 188, 153) |
| HSL | hsl(22, 89%, 79%) |
| HSV | hsv(22, 39%, 98%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 24.5%, 38.6%, 2.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(80.97, 17.54, 26.25) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(80.97, 31.57, 56.26°) |
| OKLab | oklab(84.25% 0.0534 0.066) |
| OKLCH | oklch(84.25% 0.085 51) |
| XYZ | xyz(62.8021, 58.4098, 38.0971) |
| Luminance | 0.5841 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Apricot
#FBCEB1
ΔE00 5.18
Peach (survey)
#FFB07C
ΔE00 5.29
Pale Salmon
#FFB19A
ΔE00 6.50
Light Salmon
#FEA993
ΔE00 8.18
Apricot (survey)
#FFB16D
ΔE00 8.18
Lightsalmon
#FFA07A
ΔE00 8.23
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#F9BC99 #99D6F9
analogous
#F999A6 #F9BC99 #F9EC99
triadic
#F9BC99 #99F9BC #BC99F9
tetradic
#F9BC99 #A6F999 #99D6F9 #EC99F9
square
#F9BC99 #A6F999 #99D6F9 #EC99F9
split-complementary
#F9BC99 #99F9EC #99A6F9
monochromatic
#F27025 #F6965F #F9BC99 #FCE2D3 #FDECE2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.66
#F9BC99 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
12.68
#F9BC99 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #F9BC99
12.68:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##F9BC99 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##F9BC99 | 1.00 | 1.66 | 12.68 | 12.68 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.66 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 12.68 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 12.68 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#CDC197
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#DBCE99
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FFB1B3
Achromatopsia (no color)
#C9C9C9
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #f9bc99; /* rgb */ color: rgb(249, 188, 153); /* oklch */ color: oklch(84.2% 0.085 51.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#fdd0b7',
500: '#f9bc99',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #f9bc99; $custom-light: #fdd0b7; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#f9bc99",
"rgb": {
"r": 249,
"g": 188,
"b": 153
},
"hsl": {
"h": 21.875,
"s": 88.889,
"l": 78.824
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.84249,
"c": 0.08491,
"h": 51
},
"luminance": 0.58406
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#F9BC99
secondary
#5DACD9
accent
#92E600
background
#FFFEFD
surface
#FFFBF8
border
#D7D4D1
text
#181411
muted
#868381