#f9e4c2

Color #f9e4c2

A vivid, highly saturated very light orange.

Closest named color Bisque #ffe4c4 · ΔE 2.54 Nearest Tailwind class orange-100 #ffedd4 · ΔE 3.4

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Conversions

HEX

#f9e4c2

RGB

rgb(249, 228, 194)

HSL

hsl(37.1, 82.1%, 86.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(37.1, 22.1%, 97.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 8.4%, 22.1%, 2.4%)

LAB

lab(91.47, 1.96, 19.22)

LCH

lch(91.47, 19.32, 84.18)

OKLCH

oklch(92.7%, 0.0502, 79.9)

HWB

hwb(37.1, 76.1%, 2.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c2d7f9

Analogous

#f9c9c2

#f9e4c2

#f3f9c2

Triadic

#f9e4c2

#c2f9e4

#e4c2f9

Split-complementary

#f9e4c2

#c2f3f9

#c9c2f9

Tetradic

#f9e4c2

#d7f9c2

#c2d7f9

#e4c2f9

Square

#f9e4c2

#c2f9c9

#c2d7f9

#f9c2f3

Shades

Color #f9e4c2 mixed toward black.

#f2c67f

#eca93c

#ca8414

#87580d

#432c07

Tints

Color #f9e4c2 mixed toward white.

#fae9cc

#fbedd6

#fcf2e1

#fdf6eb

#fefbf5

Tones

Color #f9e4c2 mixed toward gray.

#f4e3c7

#f0e2cb

#ebe1d0

#e7e0d4

#e2dfd9

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.24:1

Aa Black text on this color

16.9:1

Black text reads better on this background (16.9:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#f0f0cb · ΔE 9

Deuteranopia

#f1f3cd · ΔE 9.8

Tritanopia

#f8d2d3 · ΔE 18.4

Achromatopsia

#e7e7e7 · ΔE 13.5

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #f9e4c2;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#f9e4c2]

Related colors

Papaya Whip #ffefd5

Moccasin #ffe4b5

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Navajo White #ffdead

Orange #ffa500

Old Lace #fdf5e6

Frequently asked questions

#f9e4c2 (#f9e4c2) is rgb(249, 228, 194) in RGB.

No, #f9e4c2 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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