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#F98C5D Color

#F98C5D is rgb(249, 140, 93) in RGB, hsl(18, 93%, 67%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 44%, 63%, 2%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Atomic Tangerine (#FF9966), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.11. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#F98C5D
HEX#F98C5D
RGBrgb(249, 140, 93)
HSLhsl(18, 93%, 67%)
HSVhsv(18, 63%, 98%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 44%, 63%, 2%)
OKLCHoklch(74.9% 0.146 43.4)
LABlab(69.85% 39.45 43.78)
LCHlch(69.85% 58.93 47.98)

What #F98C5D Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #F98C5D, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Atomic Tangerine#FF9966ΔE 5.11Big Foot Feet#E88E5AΔE 8.13Mandarin#F37A48ΔE 8.9Burnt Sienna#E97451ΔE 9.14Coral#FF7F50ΔE 9.47Light Salmon#FFA07AΔE 11.64

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every orange in the library.

#F98C5D Channel Values

How #F98C5D breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 249 · G 140 · B 938-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 18° · S 93% · L 67%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 18° · S 63% · V 98%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 44% · Y 63% · K 2%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.35:1 vs white · 8.94:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #F98C5D background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text2.35:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text8.94:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #F98C5D in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #F98C5D

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #F98C5D; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#F98C5D
Complementary
#5DCAF9
Analogous
#F95D7C
Analogous
#F9DA5D
Triadic
#5DF98C
Triadic
#8C5DF9
Split comp.
#5DF9DA
Split comp.
#5D7CF9

Tints & Shades of #F98C5D

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#FA9A70
#FBAB89
#FBB99D
#FCCBB5
#FDD9C9
#FEEAE1

Shades

#F86C30
#F14E09
#C54007
#993206
#6C2304
#401502

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #F98C5D.

How #F98C5D Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#F98C5D
Protanopia#A6A65C
Protanomaly#CC9C5C
Deuteranopia#BABA55
Deuteranomaly#D6A958
Tritanopia#FB8787
Tritanomaly#FA8979
Achromatopsia#A9A9A9

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #F98C5D in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-f98c5d: #F98C5D;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #F98C5D;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-f98c5d': '#F98C5D' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.976, green: 0.549, blue: 0.365)
Android XML<color name="color_f98c5d">#F98C5D</color>
SVG fillfill="#F98C5D"

More Orange Colors

#F98C5D sits in the orange family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

8b7d6bfff9f5967969fff9f0987456fff8f0987654fff8eb9b7653fff7ed9c8b6efff7ebc8ad7fdba875e3dac9eba675f1ddcff8dcd3fcf5eeff681fff9933ffb83dffd68affe7d1

#F98C5D Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #F98C5D?

#F98C5D is a light orange — rgb(249, 140, 93) in RGB and hsl(18, 93%, 67%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Atomic Tangerine (#FF9966), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.11.

What is the RGB value of #F98C5D?

#F98C5D is rgb(249, 140, 93) — red 249, green 140, and blue 93 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #F98C5D?

#F98C5D converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 44%, 63%, 2%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #F98C5D be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #F98C5D scores 2.35:1 against white and 8.94:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #F98C5D as a CSS color keyword?

No. #F98C5D is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is coral (#FF7F50) at a CIE76 distance of 9.47, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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