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#F9CAAE Color

#F9CAAE is rgb(249, 202, 174) in RGB, hsl(22, 86%, 83%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 19%, 30%, 2%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Apricot (#FBCEB1), below the threshold most people can see at ΔE 1.53. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#F9CAAE
HEX#F9CAAE
RGBrgb(249, 202, 174)
HSLhsl(22, 86%, 83%)
HSVhsv(22, 30%, 98%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 19%, 30%, 2%)
OKLCHoklch(87.3% 0.065 52.4)
LABlab(84.99% 14.31 20.65)
LCHlch(84.99% 25.13 55.27)

What #F9CAAE 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 #F9CAAE, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Apricot#FBCEB1ΔE 1.53Desert Sand#EDC9AFΔE 4.98Peach (Crayola)#FFCBA4ΔE 6.34Blush Peach#FFDAB9ΔE 6.5Nude#E3BC9AΔE 7.13Very Pale Orange#FFDFBFΔE 8.73

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

#F9CAAE Channel Values

How #F9CAAE 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 202 · B 1748-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 22° · S 86% · L 83%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 22° · S 30% · V 98%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 19% · Y 30% · K 2%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.49:1 vs white · 14.09:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #F9CAAE 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 text1.49:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text14.09:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #F9CAAE in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #F9CAAE

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #F9CAAE; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#F9CAAE
Complementary
#AEDEF9
Analogous
#F9AEB8
Analogous
#F9EFAE
Triadic
#AEF9CA
Triadic
#CAAEF9
Split comp.
#AEF9EF
Split comp.
#AEB8F9

Tints & Shades of #F9CAAE

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

#FAD0B8
#FAD6C1
#FBDDCB
#FCE6D9
#FDECE3
#FEF2EC

Shades

#F5A77A
#F18241
#E86011
#B44B0E
#80350A
#471D05

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #F9CAAE.

How #F9CAAE 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#F9CAAE
Protanopia#D3D3AE
Protanomaly#E3CFAE
Deuteranopia#DBDBAC
Deuteranomaly#E8D4AD
Tritanopia#FBC7C7
Tritanomaly#FAC8BD
Achromatopsia#D3D3D3

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Using #F9CAAE in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-f9caae: #F9CAAE;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #F9CAAE;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-f9caae': '#F9CAAE' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.976, green: 0.792, blue: 0.682)
Android XML<color name="color_f9caae">#F9CAAE</color>
SVG fillfill="#F9CAAE"

More Orange Colors

#F9CAAE sits in the orange family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

8b7d6bfff9f5967969fff9f0987456fff8f0987654fff8eb9b7653fff7ed9c8b6efff7ebc8ad7fdba875e3dac9eba675f1ddcff8dcd3fcf5eeff681fff9933ffb83dffd68affe7d1

#F9CAAE Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #F9CAAE?

#F9CAAE is a lightest orange — rgb(249, 202, 174) in RGB and hsl(22, 86%, 83%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Apricot (#FBCEB1), which is below the threshold most people can see at a CIE76 distance of 1.53.

What is the RGB value of #F9CAAE?

#F9CAAE is rgb(249, 202, 174) — red 249, green 202, and blue 174 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #F9CAAE?

#F9CAAE converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 19%, 30%, 2%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #F9CAAE be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #F9CAAE scores 1.49:1 against white and 14.09:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #F9CAAE as a CSS color keyword?

No. #F9CAAE 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 peachpuff (#FFDAB9) at a CIE76 distance of 6.5, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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