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#F9986B

#f9986b ≈ Light Salmon

  • orange
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#f9986b 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 41.96% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 38.96% magenta, 57.03% yellow and 2.35% black. Its hue angle is 19.01°, with 92.21% saturation and 69.8% 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 2.83.

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Web safe#ff9966
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Relative luminance0.4366

Complementary

  1. #f9986b
  2. #6bccf9

Split complementary

  1. #f9986b
  2. #6bf9df
  3. #6b85f9

Analogous

  1. #f96b85
  2. #f9986b
  3. #f9df6b

Triadic

  1. #f9986b
  2. #6bf998
  3. #986bf9

Tetradic

  1. #f9986b
  2. #ccf96b
  3. #6bccf9
  4. #986bf9

Square

  1. #f9986b
  2. #85f96b
  3. #6bccf9
  4. #df6bf9

Monochromatic

  1. #c34308
  2. #f66521
  3. #f9986b
  4. #fccbb4
  5. #fef1eb

Shades

#f9986b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #f9986b
  2. #e08960
  3. #c77a56
  4. #ae6a4b
  5. #955b40
  6. #7d4c36
  7. #643d2b
  8. #4b2e20
  9. #321e15
  10. #190f0b
  11. #000000

Tints

#f9986b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #f9986b
  2. #faa27a
  3. #faad89
  4. #fbb797
  5. #fbc1a6
  6. #fcccb5
  7. #fdd6c4
  8. #fde0d3
  9. #feeae1
  10. #fef5f0
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#f9986b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #f9986b
  2. #ed966d
  3. #e1936f
  4. #d59171
  5. #c98e73
  6. #bd8c76
  7. #b08a78
  8. #a4877a
  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 #b2a467 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c9b96a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff868d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d29f69 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #dead6b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ff8e81 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-f9986b {
  color: #f9986b;
}
Background
.bg-f9986b {
  background-color: #f9986b;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-f9986b {
  border: 2px solid #f9986b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #f9986b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 249 152 107;
  --color-primary-hsl: 19 92% 70%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-f9986b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #f9986b, #f9df6b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-f9986b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(249 152 107 / 0.35);
}

#ffa07a Light Salmon ΔE 2.83 #e9967a Dark Salmon ΔE 5.10 #ff8243 Mango Tango ΔE 6.15 #ff7f50 Coral ΔE 6.18 #ffa089 Vivid Tangerine ΔE 7.02 #d68a59 Raw Sienna ΔE 7.50 #d99058 Persian Orange ΔE 8.02 #066794 Inverted #b0b0b0 Grayscale 

Light Salmon
#f9986b  rgb(249, 152, 107)  hsl(19, 92%, 70%)  Light Salmon
#6bccf9  rgb(107, 204, 249)  hsl(199, 92%, 70%)  Light Sky Blue
#6bf998  rgb(107, 249, 152)  hsl(139, 92%, 70%)  Medium Spring Green
#986bf9  rgb(152, 107, 249)  hsl(259, 92%, 70%)  Medium Purple