#f9e3aa

Color #f9e3aa

A vivid, highly saturated very light orange.

Closest named color Moccasin #ffe4b5 · ΔE 5.37 Nearest Tailwind class amber-100 #fef3c6 · ΔE 5.2

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Conversions

HEX

#f9e3aa

RGB

rgb(249, 227, 170)

HSL

hsl(43.3, 86.8%, 82.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(43.3, 31.7%, 97.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 8.8%, 31.7%, 2.4%)

LAB

lab(90.77, -0.68, 30.63)

LCH

lch(90.77, 30.64, 91.27)

OKLCH

oklch(92%, 0.0769, 89.4)

HWB

hwb(43.3, 66.7%, 2.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#aac0f9

Analogous

#f9bcaa

#f9e3aa

#e8f9aa

Triadic

#f9e3aa

#aaf9e3

#e3aaf9

Split-complementary

#f9e3aa

#aae8f9

#bcaaf9

Tetradic

#f9e3aa

#c0f9aa

#aac0f9

#e3aaf9

Square

#f9e3aa

#aaf9bc

#aac0f9

#f9aae8

Shades

Color #f9e3aa mixed toward black.

#f4ce69

#f0b828

#c4910e

#836109

#413005

Tints

Color #f9e3aa mixed toward white.

#fae8b8

#fbecc6

#fcf1d5

#fdf6e3

#fefaf1

Tones

Color #f9e3aa mixed toward gray.

#f2e0b1

#ecddb7

#e5dabe

#dfd7c4

#d8d5cb

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.27:1

Aa Black text on this color

16.6:1

Black text reads better on this background (16.6:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#f0f0ba · ΔE 7.2

Deuteranopia

#f1f3bd · ΔE 7.9

Tritanopia

#f8c5c8 · ΔE 26.5

Achromatopsia

#e5e5e5 · ΔE 18.1

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #f9e3aa;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#f9e3aa]

Related colors

Goldenrod #daa520

Dark Goldenrod #b8860b

Floral White #fffaf0

Old Lace #fdf5e6

Wheat #f5deb3

Orange #ffa500

Frequently asked questions

#f9e3aa (#f9e3aa) is rgb(249, 227, 170) in RGB.

No, #f9e3aa 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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