#FFC59E
Peach · very light warm orange
About #FFC59E
#FFC59E is a very light, moderately saturated orange colour. Digitally that works out to 100% red, 77% green and 62% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 23% magenta, 38% yellow and 0% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.
Visually it is very close to Peach (ΔE 3.1), with Apricot the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #9ED8FF (baby blue), its complementary partner.
Because it is very light, it is most useful for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 13.73:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #FFC59E?
#FFC59E is a very light, moderately saturated orange colour. Digitally that works out to 100% red, 77% green and 62% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 23% magenta, 38% yellow and 0% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.
›What text colour should I use on #FFC59E?
Use black text. Black on #FFC59E has a contrast ratio of 13.73:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #FFC59E?
Its complementary colour is #9ED8FF, and analogous partners are #FF9EA8 and #FFF59E.