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#F9C19F

#f9c19f ≈ Apricot

  • orange
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#f9c19f 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 62.35% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 22.49% magenta, 36.14% yellow and 2.35% black. Its hue angle is 22.67°, with 88.24% saturation and 80% 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 13.16:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Apricot (#fbceb1), ΔE 3.74.

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Relative luminance0.6078

Complementary

  1. #f9c19f
  2. #9fd7f9

Split complementary

  1. #f9c19f
  2. #9ff9ee
  3. #9faaf9

Analogous

  1. #f99faa
  2. #f9c19f
  3. #f9ee9f

Triadic

  1. #f9c19f
  2. #9ff9c1
  3. #c19ff9

Tetradic

  1. #f9c19f
  2. #d7f99f
  3. #9fd7f9
  4. #c19ff9

Square

  1. #f9c19f
  2. #aaf99f
  3. #9fd7f9
  4. #ee9ff9

Monochromatic

  1. #f0640f
  2. #f59357
  3. #f9c19f
  4. #fef0e7
  5. #fef3ec

Shades

#f9c19f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #f9c19f
  2. #e0ae8f
  3. #c79a7f
  4. #ae876f
  5. #95745f
  6. #7d6150
  7. #644d40
  8. #4b3a30
  9. #322720
  10. #191310
  11. #000000

Tints

#f9c19f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #f9c19f
  2. #fac7a9
  3. #facdb2
  4. #fbd4bc
  5. #fbdac5
  6. #fce0cf
  7. #fde6d9
  8. #fdece2
  9. #fef3ec
  10. #fef9f5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#f9c19f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #f9c19f
  2. #edbb9c
  3. #e1b499
  4. #d5ae96
  5. #c9a793
  6. #bda190
  7. #b09a8c
  8. #a49489
  9. #988d86
  10. #8c8783
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.6:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.16:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cdcdcd ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #e0c8bc ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d1c69d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ded19f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffb7b8 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e2c49e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e9cb9f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ffbbae ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-f9c19f {
  color: #f9c19f;
}
Background
.bg-f9c19f {
  background-color: #f9c19f;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-f9c19f {
  border: 2px solid #f9c19f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #f9c19f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 249 193 159;
  --color-primary-hsl: 23 88% 80%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-f9c19f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #f9c19f, #f9ee9f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-f9c19f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(249 193 159 / 0.35);
}

#fbceb1 Apricot ΔE 3.74 #edc9af Desert Sand ΔE 5.25 #ebc2af Zinnwaldite ΔE 5.33 #deaa88 Tumbleweed ΔE 6.18 #fdd5b1 Light Apricot ΔE 6.20 #ffcc99 Peach Orange ΔE 6.22 #ffdab9 Peach Puff ΔE 7.22 #063e60 Inverted #cdcdcd Grayscale 

Apricot
#f9c19f  rgb(249, 193, 159)  hsl(23, 88%, 80%)  Apricot
#9fd7f9  rgb(159, 215, 249)  hsl(203, 88%, 80%)  Baby Blue
#9ff9c1  rgb(159, 249, 193)  hsl(143, 88%, 80%)  Aquamarine
#c19ff9  rgb(193, 159, 249)  hsl(263, 88%, 80%)  Mauve