Skip to content

#F9BD86 Color

#F9BD86 is rgb(249, 189, 134) in RGB, hsl(29, 91%, 75%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 24%, 46%, 2%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Macaroni and Cheese (#FFBD88), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 2.6. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#F9BD86
HEX#F9BD86
RGBrgb(249, 189, 134)
HSLhsl(29, 91%, 75%)
HSVhsv(29, 46%, 98%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 24%, 46%, 2%)
OKLCHoklch(84.1% 0.099 63.3)
LABlab(81.29% 17.50 36.56)
LCHlch(81.29% 40.54 64.43)

What #F9BD86 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 #F9BD86, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

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

#F9BD86 Channel Values

How #F9BD86 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 189 · B 1348-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 29° · S 91% · L 75%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 29° · S 46% · V 98%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 24% · Y 46% · K 2%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.66:1 vs white · 12.65:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #F9BD86 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 text1.66:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text12.65:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #F9BD86 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #F9BD86

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #F9BD86; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
Complementary
Analogous
Analogous
Triadic
Triadic
Split comp.
Split comp.

Tints & Shades of #F9BD86

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

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #F9BD86.

How #F9BD86 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#F9BD86
Protanopia#C9C985
Protanomaly#DEC486
Deuteranopia#D3D383
Deuteranomaly#E3CB84
Tritanopia#FDB7B7
Tritanomaly#FBBAA6
Achromatopsia#C9C9C9

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #F9BD86 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-f9bd86: #F9BD86;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #F9BD86;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-f9bd86': '#F9BD86' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.976, green: 0.741, blue: 0.525)
Android XML<color name="color_f9bd86">#F9BD86</color>
SVG fillfill="#F9BD86"

More Orange Colors

#F9BD86 sits in the orange family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#F9BD86 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #F9BD86?

#F9BD86 is a light orange — rgb(249, 189, 134) in RGB and hsl(29, 91%, 75%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Macaroni and Cheese (#FFBD88), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 2.6.

What is the RGB value of #F9BD86?

#F9BD86 is rgb(249, 189, 134) — red 249, green 189, and blue 134 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #F9BD86?

#F9BD86 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 24%, 46%, 2%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #F9BD86 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #F9BD86 scores 1.66:1 against white and 12.65:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #F9BD86 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #F9BD86 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 burlywood (#DEB887) at a CIE76 distance of 11.05, which is visibly different.

Open #F9BD86 in a Tool

Keep exploring: every orange in the color library, the guide to shades of orange, or the full color library.