Information about Cherry Blossom color
Basic facts about this digital color
#FCC9B9 presents itself as a intensely saturated red — one that glows at the very top of the lightness scale. It is a natural fit for clean interfaces where content needs room to breathe. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Delicate Sweet Apricot (#FDCDBD). Nearby in the Register you will also find Apricot (#FBCEB1) and Pale Scarlet (#FFC9C2).
Technically, the mix leans on its red channel (rgb(252, 201, 185)), which gives #FCC9B9 its character. If you plan to put text on a #FCC9B9 background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 14.2:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while white manages only 1.5:1. The name "Cherry Blossom" is officially recorded for this exact shade in The Official Register of Color Names.
Cherry Blossom color variations
View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.
Cherry Blossom color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
Cherry Blossom color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
Cherry Blossom color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
Cherry Blossom color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
Cherry Blossom 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.
Split complementary
Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.
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.
Triadic
Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.
Tetradic
Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.
Square
Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.
Alternatives to Cherry Blossom color
View adjacent and very similar colors.
Nearest named colors to Cherry Blossom
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity.
#FDCDBD
#FBCEB1
#FFC9C2
#FFC3C0
#F2CDBB
#F9D3BE
#F6C1B2
#F7BFBE
#FFD1C2
#FCCAAC
#F4C2C2
#FDBCB4
Cherry Blossom color backgrounds & wallpapers
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#FCC9B9
- RGB252, 201, 185
- CMYK0, 20, 26, 1
- CSSrgb(252, 201, 185)
- HSL14°, 92%, 86%
- HSL Precise14.328°, 91.781%, 85.686%
- HSV14°, 27%, 99%
- HSB14°, 27%, 99%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.988
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.788
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.725
- GLSLvec3(0.988, 0.788, 0.725)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.988, 0.788, 0.725, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.988, 0.788, 0.725)
- Percentage of Red in RGB98.8%
- Percentage of Green in RGB78.8%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB72.5%
- Color FamilyRed
- Saturation FamilyFull Saturation
- Lightness FamilyLuminous
- HEX IDFCC9B9
- DECIMAL ID16566713
- Name Length14
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- Counting from2025-01-01
