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#F9B59E

#f9b59e ≈ Melon

  • orange
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#f9b59e is a color from the orange family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 97.65% red, 70.98% green and 61.96% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 27.31% magenta, 36.55% yellow and 2.35% black. Its hue angle is 15.16°, with 88.35% saturation and 79.8% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, often associated with enthusiasm, warmth and creativity. Designers typically use it for call-to-action buttons, food and restaurant brands and soft pastel palettes. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 12.13:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Melon (#fdbcb4), ΔE 5.85.

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Relative luminance0.5566

Complementary

  1. #f9b59e
  2. #9ee2f9

Split complementary

  1. #f9b59e
  2. #9ef9e2
  3. #9eb4f9

Analogous

  1. #f99eb4
  2. #f9b59e
  3. #f9e29e

Triadic

  1. #f9b59e
  2. #9ef9b5
  3. #b59ef9

Tetradic

  1. #f9b59e
  2. #e2f99e
  3. #9ee2f9
  4. #b59ef9

Square

  1. #f9b59e
  2. #b4f99e
  3. #9ee2f9
  4. #e29ef9

Monochromatic

  1. #ef470f
  2. #f57e56
  3. #f9b59e
  4. #fdece6
  5. #fef0ec

Shades

#f9b59e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #f9b59e
  2. #e0a38e
  3. #c7917e
  4. #ae7f6f
  5. #956d5f
  6. #7d5b4f
  7. #64483f
  8. #4b362f
  9. #322420
  10. #191210
  11. #000000

Tints

#f9b59e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #f9b59e
  2. #fabca8
  3. #fac4b1
  4. #fbcbbb
  5. #fbd3c5
  6. #fcdacf
  7. #fde1d8
  8. #fde9e2
  9. #fef0ec
  10. #fef8f5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#f9b59e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #f9b59e
  2. #edb09b
  3. #e1aa98
  4. #d5a595
  5. #c9a092
  6. #bd9b8f
  7. #b0958c
  8. #a49089
  9. #988b86
  10. #8c8583
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.73:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.13:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c5c5c5 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #dcbfb7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c5bc9c ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d5ca9e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffabaf ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #dcba9d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e4c29e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ffafa8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-f9b59e {
  color: #f9b59e;
}
Background
.bg-f9b59e {
  background-color: #f9b59e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-f9b59e {
  border: 2px solid #f9b59e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #f9b59e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 249 181 158;
  --color-primary-hsl: 15 88% 80%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-f9b59e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #f9b59e, #f9e29e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-f9b59e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(249 181 158 / 0.35);
}

#fdbcb4 Melon ΔE 5.85 #ffa089 Vivid Tangerine ΔE 6.03 #ebc2af Zinnwaldite ΔE 6.51 #ffa07a Light Salmon ΔE 6.94 #deaa88 Tumbleweed ΔE 7.53 #e9967a Dark Salmon ΔE 7.83 #fbceb1 Apricot ΔE 8.22 #064a61 Inverted #c5c5c5 Grayscale 

Melon
#f9b59e  rgb(249, 181, 158)  hsl(15, 88%, 80%)  Melon
#9ee2f9  rgb(158, 226, 249)  hsl(195, 88%, 80%)  Non-Photo Blue
#9ef9b5  rgb(158, 249, 181)  hsl(135, 88%, 80%)  Pale Green
#b59ef9  rgb(181, 158, 249)  hsl(255, 88%, 80%)  Wisteria