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Information about #F9CDAE color

#F9CDAE color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#F9CDAE falls into the Orange Color Family — Full Saturation, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(249, 205, 174) — 97.6% red, 80.4% green, 68.2% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 17 / 29 / 2. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#F9CDAE is a intensely saturated orange that floats near the light end of the scale. In practice it works well for airy backdrops, whitespace-heavy designs and gentle gradients. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Apricot (#FBCEB1). Nearby in the Register you will also find Bleached Apricot (#FCCAAC) and Vintage Peach (#F9D3A8).

In RGB terms — rgb(249, 205, 174) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, black text reaches a 14.4:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 1.5:1. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#F9CDAE color variations

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

#F9CDAE 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 #F9CDAE

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

Apricot color link
Apricot

#FBCEB1

Oscar color link
Oscar

#F4D5AC

Soft Topaz color link
Soft Topaz

#FFD6AE

Peachpuff color link
Peachpuff

#EECBAD

Tequila color link
Tequila

#F4D0A4

Light Orange color link
Light Orange

#FED8B1

Desert Sand color link
Desert Sand

#EDC9AF

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#F9CDAE
  • RGB249, 205, 174
  • CMYK0, 17, 29, 2
  • CSSrgb(249, 205, 174)
  • HSL25°, 86%, 83%
  • HSL Precise24.8°, 86.207%, 82.941%
  • HSV25°, 30%, 98%
  • HSB25°, 30%, 98%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.976
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.804
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.682
  • GLSLvec3(0.976, 0.804, 0.682)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.976, 0.804, 0.682, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.976, 0.804, 0.682)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB97.6%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB80.4%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB68.2%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyFull Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDF9CDAE
  • DECIMAL ID16371118
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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