Recognised as Colour
#F9BD6F
- #F9BD6F
- Orange
- Light
- Nearest: Sandy brown
#F9BD6F is a orange with RGB values 249, 189, 111 and HSL 34°, 92%, 71%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sandy brown.
Colour values
#F9BD6F#F9BD6F
HEX#F9BD6F
RGBrgb(249, 189, 111)
RGB (0–1)0.9765, 0.7412, 0.4353
RGB percentages97.6%, 74.1%, 43.5%
HSLhsl(33.9, 92%, 70.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(33.9, 55.4%, 97.6%)
CMYK0%, 24.1%, 55.4%, 2.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,366,959
CSS custom property--colour: #F9BD6F;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.57683WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness202.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.54:1
Contrast with white1.68:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.54:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C4C4C4
Inverted#064290
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.68:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.54:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#6FABF9
Analogous#F9786F, #F0F96F
Triadic#6FF9BD, #BD6FF9
Split complementary#6FF0F9, #786FF9
Tetradic#6FF978, #6FABF9, #F96FF0
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R249
G189
B111
Red249 (97.6%)
Green189 (74.1%)
Blue111 (43.5%)
Hue33.91°
Saturation (HSL)92%
Lightness70.59%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR F9 · G BD · B 6F
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