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#f9bb85 color: Apricot Yellow

#f9bb85 is rgb(249, 187, 133) in RGB and oklch(83.692% 0.1 61.862) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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28°
100%

83.7%
0.100
62°
  • Amber
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Pastel
  • Warm
  • ≈ Peach
  • orange-300
  • Black 2%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
1.68:1Hard to read
Lc -33
Black text
12.47:1Readable · AA
Lc 74

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About #f9bb85

#f9bb85 is a pastel light amber color. In OKLCH it has 83.7% lightness, 0.1 chroma and a hue of 62°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 1.68:1 contrast and black text 12.47:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Apricot Yellow (#f7bd81). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is orange-300.

More light amber colors

Lighter: #f9bb85 mixed with white

  1. f9bb85
  2. fac292
  3. fbc99e
  4. fcd0ab
  5. fdd7b7
  6. fdddc3
  7. fee4cf
  8. feebdb
  9. fff2e7
  10. fff8f3

Darker: #f9bb85 mixed with black

  1. f9bb85
  2. d9a273
  3. b98a61
  4. 9a7350
  5. 7d5c40
  6. 614630
  7. 463221
  8. 2c1f13
  9. 150d06
  10. 030201

Calmer: #f9bb85 with less saturation

  1. f9bb85
  2. f5bd8d
  3. f0be94
  4. ebc09b
  5. e7c1a2
  6. e2c3a9
  7. ddc4b0
  8. d8c6b6
  9. d4c7bd
  10. cec8c3

Questions about #f9bb85

What color is #f9bb85?

#f9bb85 is pastel light amber. The closest named color is Apricot Yellow. In RGB it is rgb(249, 187, 133), in HSL hsl(27.93, 90.62%, 74.9%) and in OKLCH oklch(83.692% 0.1 61.862).

What colors go well with #f9bb85?

The complementary color of #f9bb85 is #8ed2ff. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #ffb2a1 and #e1c87c. The triadic partners are #78dfce and #d5baff.

Is white or black text more readable on #f9bb85?

Black text reads better on #f9bb85: white gives a contrast ratio of 1.68:1 and black gives 12.47:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #f9bb85 a warm or cool color?

#f9bb85 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 62 degrees, its lightness 83.7% and its chroma 0.1.