Information about #F9A850 color

#F9A850 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#F9A850 falls into the Orange Color Family — Full Saturation, Very Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(249, 168, 80) — 97.6% red, 65.9% green, 31.4% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 32 / 66 / 2. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

A pure, full-strength amber-leaning orange, #F9A850 appears airy and pastel-like. Expect to see shades like this in minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Touche (#FFA555). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Pale Orange (#FFA756) and Texas Rose (#FCB057).

The recipe behind #F9A850 is rgb(249, 168, 80), with red as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #F9A850: 10.7:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.0:1 for white. #F9A850 has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#F9A850 color variations

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

#F9A850 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

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

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

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

Tetradic

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

Tetradic color scheme

Square

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

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #F9A850

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

Touche color link
Touche

#FFA555

Pale Orange color link
Pale Orange

#FFA756

Texas Rose color link
Texas Rose

#FCB057

Sunshade color link
Sunshade

#FA9D49

My Sin color link
My Sin

#FDAE45

Butterscotch color link
Butterscotch

#FDB147

Casablanca color link
Casablanca

#F0B253

Vegas color link
Vegas

#FCB358

Koromiko color link
Koromiko

#FEB552

Amber Orange color link
Amber Orange

#F2B046

Tan Hide color link
Tan Hide

#FA9D5A

Neon Carrot color link
Neon Carrot

#FFA343

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#F9A850
  • RGB249, 168, 80
  • CMYK0, 32, 66, 2
  • CSSrgb(249, 168, 80)
  • HSL31°, 93%, 65%
  • HSL Precise31.243°, 93.37%, 64.51%
  • HSV31°, 68%, 98%
  • HSB31°, 68%, 98%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.976
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.659
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.314
  • GLSLvec3(0.976, 0.659, 0.314)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.976, 0.659, 0.314, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.976, 0.659, 0.314)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB97.6%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB65.9%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB31.4%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyFull Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDF9A850
  • DECIMAL ID16361552
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01