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#F9C19C

#f9c19c ≈ Apricot

  • orange
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#f9c19c is a color from the orange family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 97.65% red, 75.69% green and 61.18% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 22.49% magenta, 37.35% yellow and 2.35% black. Its hue angle is 23.87°, with 88.57% saturation and 79.41% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, often associated with enthusiasm, warmth and creativity. Designers typically use it for call-to-action buttons, food and restaurant brands and soft pastel palettes. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 13.14:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Apricot (#fbceb1), ΔE 4.

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Web safe#ffcc99
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Relative luminance0.6068

Complementary

  1. #f9c19c
  2. #9cd4f9

Split complementary

  1. #f9c19c
  2. #9cf9ef
  3. #9ca5f9

Analogous

  1. #f99ca5
  2. #f9c19c
  3. #f9ef9c

Triadic

  1. #f9c19c
  2. #9cf9c1
  3. #c19cf9

Tetradic

  1. #f9c19c
  2. #d4f99c
  3. #9cd4f9
  4. #c19cf9

Square

  1. #f9c19c
  2. #a5f99c
  3. #9cd4f9
  4. #ef9cf9

Monochromatic

  1. #ee670e
  2. #f59454
  3. #f9c19c
  4. #fdeee4
  5. #fef3ec

Shades

#f9c19c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #f9c19c
  2. #e0ae8c
  3. #c79a7d
  4. #ae876d
  5. #95745e
  6. #7d614e
  7. #644d3e
  8. #4b3a2f
  9. #32271f
  10. #191310
  11. #000000

Tints

#f9c19c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #f9c19c
  2. #fac7a6
  3. #facdb0
  4. #fbd4ba
  5. #fbdac4
  6. #fce0ce
  7. #fde6d7
  8. #fdece1
  9. #fef3eb
  10. #fef9f5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#f9c19c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #f9c19c
  2. #edbb99
  3. #e1b496
  4. #d5ae94
  5. #c9a791
  6. #bda18e
  7. #b09a8b
  8. #a49488
  9. #988d86
  10. #8c8783
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.6:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.14:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cccccc ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #e0c8bb ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d1c599 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ded19c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffb7b7 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e2c49a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e9cb9c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ffbbad ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-f9c19c {
  color: #f9c19c;
}
Background
.bg-f9c19c {
  background-color: #f9c19c;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-f9c19c {
  border: 2px solid #f9c19c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #f9c19c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 249 193 156;
  --color-primary-hsl: 24 89% 79%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-f9c19c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #f9c19c, #f9ef9c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-f9c19c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(249 193 156 / 0.35);
}

#fbceb1 Apricot ΔE 4.00 #ffcc99 Peach Orange ΔE 5.35 #edc9af Desert Sand ΔE 5.38 #fdd5b1 Light Apricot ΔE 5.86 #ebc2af Zinnwaldite ΔE 6.06 #deaa88 Tumbleweed ΔE 6.14 #ffdab9 Peach Puff ΔE 7.02 #063e63 Inverted #cccccc Grayscale 

Apricot
#f9c19c  rgb(249, 193, 156)  hsl(24, 89%, 79%)  Apricot
#9cd4f9  rgb(156, 212, 249)  hsl(204, 89%, 79%)  Light Sky Blue
#9cf9c1  rgb(156, 249, 193)  hsl(144, 89%, 79%)  Aquamarine
#c19cf9  rgb(193, 156, 249)  hsl(264, 89%, 79%)  Mauve