What color is #F9D2AC?

#F9D2AC is a very light, vivid orange, closest to the named color Young Apricot. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #F9D2AC?

The RGB value is 249, 210, 172: 249 red, 210 green and 172 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #F9D2AC?

The complementary color is #ACD3F9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F9D2AC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.84:1 and white text 1.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#F9D2AC color

#F9D2AC rgb(249, 210, 172)

Shades of beige

The hex color #F9D2AC is a very light, vivid orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 97.6% red, 82.4% green and 67.5% blue (249, 210, 172).

Its hue angle is 30°, with 87% saturation and 83% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 31% yellow and 2% black.

The closest named color is Young Apricot (#FCD8B5), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.84:1).

#F9D2AC color codes

HEX	`#F9D2AC`
RGB	`rgb(249, 210, 172)`
RGB percent	`rgb(97.6%, 82.4%, 67.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(30, 87%, 83%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(30, 31%, 98%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 16%, 31%, 2%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(86.61, 8.3, 23.94)`
CIE LCH	`lch(86.61, 25.34, 70.88)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(69.561, 69.214, 48.717)`
Decimal	`16372396`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #F9D2AC, 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 #F9D2AC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.84:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F9D2AC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.84:1	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 #F9D2AC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f9d2ac; }
.text { color: #f9d2ac; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f9d2ac; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(249 210 172 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f9d2ac, #f9f8ac); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #F9D2AC?: #F9D2AC is a very light, vivid orange, closest to the named color Young Apricot. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #F9D2AC?: The RGB value is 249, 210, 172: 249 red, 210 green and 172 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #F9D2AC?: The complementary color is #ACD3F9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F9D2AC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.84:1 and white text 1.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.