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Recognised as Colour

#F9AF6B

  • #F9AF6B
  • Orange
  • Light
  • Nearest: Sandy brown

#F9AF6B is a orange with RGB values 249, 175, 107 and HSL 29°, 92%, 70%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sandy brown.

Colour values

#F9AF6B#F9AF6B
HEX#F9AF6B
RGBrgb(249, 175, 107)
RGB (0–1)0.9765, 0.6863, 0.4196
RGB percentages97.6%, 68.6%, 42%
HSLhsl(28.7, 92.2%, 69.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(28.7, 57%, 97.6%)
CMYK0%, 29.7%, 57%, 2.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,363,371
CSS custom property--colour: #F9AF6B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.51861WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness194.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.37:1
Contrast with white1.85:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.37:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BABABA
Inverted#065094

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C6B565no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 25.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#D8C56Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 25.1 from the original
Tritanopia#FF9F9Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 34 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.85:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.37:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Sandy brown · ΔE 4.6Peru · ΔE 15.7Light salmon · ΔE 15.9Burlywood · ΔE 20.1Dark salmon · ΔE 20.7Tan · ΔE 25.8
Nearest named CSS colourSandy brown (#F4A460)ΔE 4.65, a close match
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#6BB5F9
Analogous#F96B6E, #F9F66B
Triadic#6BF9AF, #AF6BF9
Split complementary#6BF9F6, #6B6EF9
Tetradic#6EF96B, #6BB5F9, #F66BF9

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFEFE
Lighter +20%#FDE4CD
Lighter +10%#FBC99C
Darker −10%#F7953A
Darker −20%#F47A0A
Darker −30%#C36208
Darker −40%#924906
More saturated +25%#FFAF65
Less saturated −25%#E6B07E

Channel breakdown

R249
G175
B107
Red249 (97.6%)
Green175 (68.6%)
Blue107 (42%)
Hue28.73°
Saturation (HSL)92.21%
Lightness69.8%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR F9 · G AF · B 6B

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