Information about #F9A59F color

#F9A59F color image

Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #F9A59F belongs to the Red Color Family, featuring Full Saturation and Very Light brightness. In numbers: rgb(249, 165, 159) (97.6% red, 64.7% green, 62.4% blue), or CMYK 0 / 33 / 35 / 2 for print. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#F9A59F presents itself as a maximally vivid earthy red — one that appears airy and pastel-like. It is a natural fit for minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Very Light Scarlet (#FFAA9E). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Soft Salmon (#F4A999) and Pastel Tulip (#FFA4A9).

The recipe behind #F9A59F is rgb(249, 165, 159), with red as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #F9A59F: 10.9:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 1.9:1 for white. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #F9A59F is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#F9A59F color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#F9A59F color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#F9A59F color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#F9A59F color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#F9A59F color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#F9A59F color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes
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Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme
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Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme
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Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme
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Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme
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Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme
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Nearest named colors to #F9A59F

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Very Light Scarlet color link
Very Light Scarlet

#FFAA9E

Soft Salmon color link
Soft Salmon

#F4A999

Pastel Tulip color link
Pastel Tulip

#FFA4A9

Rose Bud color link
Rose Bud

#FBB2A3

Sundown color link
Sundown

#F8AFA9

Pale Salmon color link
Pale Salmon

#FFB19A

Very Light Amaranth color link
Very Light Amaranth

#FF9EAA

Light Salmon Pink color link
Light Salmon Pink

#FF9999

Peach Burst color link
Peach Burst

#F39998

American Pink color link
American Pink

#FF9899

Sweet Sixteen color link
Sweet Sixteen

#F29EAB

Goddess color link
Goddess

#FBAB8F

#F9A59F color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#F9A59F
  • RGB249, 165, 159
  • CMYK0, 33, 35, 2
  • CSSrgb(249, 165, 159)
  • HSL4°, 88%, 80%
  • HSL Precise4°, 88.235%, 80%
  • HSV4°, 36%, 98%
  • HSB4°, 36%, 98%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.976
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.647
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.624
  • GLSLvec3(0.976, 0.647, 0.624)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.976, 0.647, 0.624, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.976, 0.647, 0.624)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB97.6%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB64.7%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB62.4%
  • Color FamilyRed
  • Saturation FamilyFull Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDF9A59F
  • DECIMAL ID16360863
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers32 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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