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#f9b565 color: Peanut Butter Biscuit

#f9b565 is rgb(249, 181, 101) in RGB and oklch(82.107% 0.12504 68.998) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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32°
100%

82.1%
0.125
69°
  • Amber
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Pastel
  • Warm
  • ≈ Orange
  • orange-300
  • Black 2%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
1.78:1Hard to read
Lc -37
Black text
11.83:1Readable · AA
Lc 71

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About #f9b565

#f9b565 is a pastel light amber color. In OKLCH it has 82.1% lightness, 0.125 chroma and a hue of 69°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 1.78:1 contrast and black text 11.83:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Peanut Butter Biscuit (#f7b565). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is orange-300.

More light amber colors

Lighter: #f9b565 mixed with white

  1. f9b565
  2. fabd76
  3. fbc487
  4. fccc97
  5. fdd3a6
  6. fedbb5
  7. fee2c4
  8. fee9d3
  9. fff1e2
  10. fff8f0

Darker: #f9b565 mixed with black

  1. f9b565
  2. d99d57
  3. b98649
  4. 9a6f3c
  5. 7d592f
  6. 614422
  7. 463017
  8. 2c1d0c
  9. 150c03
  10. 030200

Calmer: #f9b565 with less saturation

  1. f9b565
  2. f4b771
  3. efb97c
  4. eabb86
  5. e5bc90
  6. e0be99
  7. dabfa2
  8. d5c1ab
  9. d0c2b4
  10. cac3bc

Questions about #f9b565

What color is #f9b565?

#f9b565 is pastel light amber. The closest named color is Peanut Butter Biscuit. In RGB it is rgb(249, 181, 101), in HSL hsl(32.43, 92.5%, 68.63%) and in OKLCH oklch(82.107% 0.12504 68.998).

What colors go well with #f9b565?

The complementary color of #f9b565 is #87cbff. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #ffa787 and #d9c65f. The triadic partners are #47ded5 and #dcaeff.

Is white or black text more readable on #f9b565?

Black text reads better on #f9b565: white gives a contrast ratio of 1.78:1 and black gives 11.83:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #f9b565 a warm or cool color?

#f9b565 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 69 degrees, its lightness 82.1% and its chroma 0.125.