What color is #F9CAAF?

#F9CAAF is a very light, vivid orange, closest to the named color Bellini. It belongs to the orange family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #F9CAAF?

The RGB value is 249, 202, 175: 249 red, 202 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #F9CAAF?

The complementary color is #AFDEF9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F9CAAF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.1:1 and white text 1.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#F9CAAF color

#F9CAAF rgb(249, 202, 175)

Shades of orange

The hex color #F9CAAF is a very light, vivid orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 97.6% red, 79.2% green and 68.6% blue (249, 202, 175).

Its hue angle is 22°, with 86% saturation and 83% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 19% magenta, 30% yellow and 2% black.

The closest named color is Bellini (#F4C9B1), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.1:1).

#F9CAAF color codes

HEX	`#F9CAAF`
RGB	`rgb(249, 202, 175)`
RGB percent	`rgb(97.6%, 79.2%, 68.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(22, 86%, 83%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(22, 30%, 98%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 19%, 30%, 2%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(84.73, 12.85, 19.77)`
CIE LCH	`lch(84.73, 23.58, 56.98)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(67.927, 65.479, 49.61)`
Decimal	`16370351`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #F9CAAF, 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 #F9CAAF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.1:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.49:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F9CAAF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.49:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.1:1	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 #F9CAAF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f9caaf; }
.text { color: #f9caaf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f9caaf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(249 202 175 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f9caaf, #f9efaf); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #F9CAAF?: #F9CAAF is a very light, vivid orange, closest to the named color Bellini. It belongs to the orange family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #F9CAAF?: The RGB value is 249, 202, 175: 249 red, 202 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #F9CAAF?: The complementary color is #AFDEF9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F9CAAF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.1:1 and white text 1.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.