#f9c473

Color #f9c473

A vivid, highly saturated light orange.

Closest named color Sandy Brown #f4a460 · ΔE 15.76 Nearest Tailwind class orange-300 #ffb86a · ΔE 5.4

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Conversions

HEX

#f9c473

RGB

rgb(249, 196, 115)

HSL

hsl(36.3, 91.8%, 71.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(36.3, 53.8%, 97.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 21.3%, 53.8%, 2.4%)

LAB

lab(82.3, 9.68, 47.51)

LCH

lch(82.3, 48.49, 78.48)

OKLCH

oklch(85.1%, 0.116, 76.74)

HWB

hwb(36.3, 45.1%, 2.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#73a8f9

Analogous

#f98173

#f9c473

#ebf973

Triadic

#f9c473

#73f9c4

#c473f9

Split-complementary

#f9c473

#73ebf9

#8173f9

Tetradic

#f9c473

#a8f973

#73a8f9

#c473f9

Square

#f9c473

#73f981

#73a8f9

#f973eb

Shades

Color #f9c473 mixed toward black.

#f7ac39

#e9910a

#af6d07

#744805

#3a2402

Tints

Color #f9c473 mixed toward white.

#face8a

#fbd8a2

#fce2b9

#fdebd0

#fef5e8

Tones

Color #f9c473 mixed toward gray.

#eec27e

#e3bf89

#d8bd95

#ccbba0

#c1b8ab

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.59:1

Aa Black text on this color

13.17:1

Black text reads better on this background (13.17:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#e4e48c · ΔE 16.3

Deuteranopia

#e7eb92 · ΔE 17.7

Tritanopia

#f79da0 · ΔE 29.7

Achromatopsia

#cdcdcd · ΔE 23.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #f9c473;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#f9c473]

Related colors

Blanched Almond #ffebcd

Navajo White #ffdead

Papaya Whip #ffefd5

Moccasin #ffe4b5

Antique White #faebd7

Tan #d2b48c

Frequently asked questions

#f9c473 (#f9c473) is rgb(249, 196, 115) in RGB.

No, #f9c473 is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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