What color is #F4D69A?

#F4D69A is a light, vivid orange known as Igniting. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Igniting?

The RGB value is 244, 214, 154: 244 red, 214 green and 154 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Igniting?

The complementary color is #9AB8F4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F4D69A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.93:1 and white text 1.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Igniting color: hex code #F4D69A

#F4D69A rgb(244, 214, 154)

Shades of beige

Igniting has the hex code #F4D69A. It is a light, vivid orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 95.7% red, 83.9% green and 60.4% blue (244, 214, 154).

Its hue angle is 40°, with 80% saturation and 78% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 37% yellow and 4% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.93:1).

Igniting (#F4D69A) color codes

HEX	`#F4D69A`
RGB	`rgb(244, 214, 154)`
RGB percent	`rgb(95.7%, 83.9%, 60.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(40, 80%, 78%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(40, 37%, 96%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 12%, 37%, 4%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(86.83, 2.17, 33.49)`
CIE LCH	`lch(86.83, 33.56, 86.29)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(67.189, 69.662, 40.472)`
Decimal	`16045722`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Igniting, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #F4D69A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.93:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F4D69A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.93:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #F4D69A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f4d69a; }
.text { color: #f4d69a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f4d69a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(244 214 154 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f4d69a, #e5f49a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Caramel.

See #F4D69A on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #F4D69A?: #F4D69A is a light, vivid orange known as Igniting. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Igniting?: The RGB value is 244, 214, 154: 244 red, 214 green and 154 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Igniting?: The complementary color is #9AB8F4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F4D69A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.93:1 and white text 1.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.