What color is #F9C891?

#F9C891 is a light, vivid orange, closest to the named color Apricot Sherbet. It belongs to the orange family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #F9C891?

The RGB value is 249, 200, 145: 249 red, 200 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #F9C891?

The complementary color is #91C2F9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F9C891?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.7:1 and white text 1.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#F9C891 color

#F9C891 rgb(249, 200, 145)

Shades of orange

The hex color #F9C891 is a light, vivid orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 97.6% red, 78.4% green and 56.9% blue (249, 200, 145).

Its hue angle is 32°, with 90% saturation and 77% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 20% magenta, 42% yellow and 2% black.

The closest named color is Apricot Sherbet (#FBCD9F), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.7:1).

#F9C891 color codes

HEX	`#F9C891`
RGB	`rgb(249, 200, 145)`
RGB percent	`rgb(97.6%, 78.4%, 56.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(32, 90%, 77%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(32, 42%, 98%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 20%, 42%, 2%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(83.7, 10.39, 34.09)`
CIE LCH	`lch(83.7, 35.64, 73.05)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(64.834, 63.496, 35.624)`
Decimal	`16369809`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #F9C891, 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 #F9C891	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.7:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.53:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F9C891 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.53:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.7:1	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 #F9C891 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f9c891; }
.text { color: #f9c891; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f9c891; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(249 200 145 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f9c891, #f6f991); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Caramel.

Questions

What color is #F9C891?: #F9C891 is a light, vivid orange, closest to the named color Apricot Sherbet. It belongs to the orange family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #F9C891?: The RGB value is 249, 200, 145: 249 red, 200 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #F9C891?: The complementary color is #91C2F9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F9C891?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.7:1 and white text 1.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.