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#F9986A

#f9986a ≈ Light Salmon

  • orange
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#f9986a is a color from the orange family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 97.65% red, 59.61% green and 41.57% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 38.96% magenta, 57.43% yellow and 2.35% black. Its hue angle is 19.3°, with 92.26% saturation and 69.61% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, often associated with enthusiasm, warmth and creativity. Designers typically use it for call-to-action buttons and food and restaurant brands. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 9.73:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Light Salmon (#ffa07a), ΔE 3.03.

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Web safe#ff9966
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Relative luminance0.4364

Complementary

  1. #f9986a
  2. #6acbf9

Split complementary

  1. #f9986a
  2. #6af9e0
  3. #6a84f9

Analogous

  1. #f96a84
  2. #f9986a
  3. #f9e06a

Triadic

  1. #f9986a
  2. #6af998
  3. #986af9

Tetradic

  1. #f9986a
  2. #cbf96a
  3. #6acbf9
  4. #986af9

Square

  1. #f9986a
  2. #84f96a
  3. #6acbf9
  4. #e06af9

Monochromatic

  1. #c24408
  2. #f66520
  3. #f9986a
  4. #fccbb4
  5. #fef1eb

Shades

#f9986a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #f9986a
  2. #e0895f
  3. #c77a55
  4. #ae6a4a
  5. #955b40
  6. #7d4c35
  7. #643d2a
  8. #4b2e20
  9. #321e15
  10. #190f0b
  11. #000000

Tints

#f9986a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #f9986a
  2. #faa279
  3. #faad88
  4. #fbb797
  5. #fbc1a6
  6. #fcccb5
  7. #fdd6c3
  8. #fde0d2
  9. #feeae1
  10. #fef5f0
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#f9986a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #f9986a
  2. #ed966c
  3. #e1936e
  4. #d59171
  5. #c98e73
  6. #bd8c75
  7. #b08a77
  8. #a48779
  9. #98857c
  10. #8c827e
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.16:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.73:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b0b0b0 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d1a799 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b2a466 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c9b969 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff868d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d29f68 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #dead6a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ff8e80 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-f9986a {
  color: #f9986a;
}
Background
.bg-f9986a {
  background-color: #f9986a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-f9986a {
  border: 2px solid #f9986a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #f9986a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 249 152 106;
  --color-primary-hsl: 19 92% 70%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-f9986a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #f9986a, #f9e06a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-f9986a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(249 152 106 / 0.35);
}

#ffa07a Light Salmon ΔE 3.03 #e9967a Dark Salmon ΔE 5.32 #ff8243 Mango Tango ΔE 6.03 #ff7f50 Coral ΔE 6.23 #ffa089 Vivid Tangerine ΔE 7.29 #d68a59 Raw Sienna ΔE 7.39 #d99058 Persian Orange ΔE 7.85 #066795 Inverted #b0b0b0 Grayscale 

Light Salmon
#f9986a  rgb(249, 152, 106)  hsl(19, 92%, 70%)  Light Salmon
#6acbf9  rgb(106, 203, 249)  hsl(199, 92%, 70%)  Light Sky Blue
#6af998  rgb(106, 249, 152)  hsl(139, 92%, 70%)  Medium Spring Green
#986af9  rgb(152, 106, 249)  hsl(259, 92%, 70%)  Medium Purple