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#FFC49E

Peach · very light warm orange

About #FFC49E

With the hex code #FFC49E, this is a very light orange with a moderately saturated character. Its RGB recipe is 100% red, 77% green and 62% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 23% magenta, 38% yellow and 0% black. It reads as a warm colour.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Peach — a ΔE of 3.5 — followed by Apricot. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #9ED9FF, a baby blue shade.

In design, a very light colour like this works best for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 13.64:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red255
Green196
Blue158

Closest named colours

Peach
#FFCBA4 · ΔE 3.5
Apricot
#FBCEB1 · ΔE 8.5
Tan
#D2B48C · ΔE 14.4

ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.

Text on #FFC49E

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on peach #FFC49E.
1.54:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on peach #FFC49E.
13.64:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #FFC49E appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#FFC49E
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D5C99B
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#E3D59E
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#FFB9BA

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #FFC49E?

With the hex code #FFC49E, this is a very light orange with a moderately saturated character. Its RGB recipe is 100% red, 77% green and 62% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 23% magenta, 38% yellow and 0% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #FFC49E?

Use black text. Black on #FFC49E has a contrast ratio of 13.64:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #FFC49E?

Its complementary colour is #9ED9FF, and analogous partners are #FF9EA8 and #FFF59E.