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#f9ae5e color: Stirring Orange

#f9ae5e is rgb(249, 174, 94) in RGB and oklch(80.739% 0.13034 65.835) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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31°
100%

80.7%
0.130
66°
  • Amber
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Warm
  • ≈ Orange
  • orange-300
  • Black 2%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
1.87:1Hard to read
Lc -39
Black text
11.24:1Readable · AA
Lc 69

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About #f9ae5e

#f9ae5e is a bright light amber color. In OKLCH it has 80.7% lightness, 0.13 chroma and a hue of 66°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 1.87:1 contrast and black text 11.24:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Stirring Orange (#f6b064). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is orange-300.

More light amber colors

Lighter: #f9ae5e mixed with white

  1. f9ae5e
  2. fab671
  3. fbbf82
  4. fcc792
  5. fdcfa2
  6. fed7b2
  7. fedfc2
  8. ffe7d1
  9. ffefe0
  10. fff7f0

Darker: #f9ae5e mixed with black

  1. f9ae5e
  2. d99751
  3. b98044
  4. 9a6a37
  5. 7d552b
  6. 61411f
  7. 462e14
  8. 2c1c0a
  9. 150b03
  10. 030100

Calmer: #f9ae5e with less saturation

  1. f9ae5e
  2. f4b06a
  3. eeb276
  4. e9b580
  5. e3b68a
  6. deb894
  7. d8ba9d
  8. d2bca6
  9. ccbdaf
  10. c6bfb7

Questions about #f9ae5e

What color is #f9ae5e?

#f9ae5e is bright light amber. The closest named color is Stirring Orange. In RGB it is rgb(249, 174, 94), in HSL hsl(30.97, 92.81%, 67.25%) and in OKLCH oklch(80.739% 0.13034 65.835).

What colors go well with #f9ae5e?

The complementary color of #f9ae5e is #77c8ff. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #ffa085 and #d9bf53. The triadic partners are #38dbcc and #d5aaff.

Is white or black text more readable on #f9ae5e?

Black text reads better on #f9ae5e: white gives a contrast ratio of 1.87:1 and black gives 11.24:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #f9ae5e a warm or cool color?

#f9ae5e is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 66 degrees, its lightness 80.7% and its chroma 0.13.