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#FFC79E

Peach · very light warm orange

About #FFC79E

With the hex code #FFC79E, this is a very light orange with a moderately saturated character. Its RGB recipe is 100% red, 78% green and 62% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 22% magenta, 38% yellow and 0% black. It reads as a warm colour.

If you had to name it, it is virtually identical to Peach — a ΔE of 2.4 — followed by Apricot. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #9ED6FF, 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 13.92:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red255
Green199
Blue158

Closest named colours

Peach
#FFCBA4 · ΔE 2.4
Apricot
#FBCEB1 · ΔE 8.5
Sand
#E2CA9B · ΔE 13.4

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

Text on #FFC79E

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on peach #FFC79E.
1.51:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on peach #FFC79E.
13.92:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #FFC79E appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#FFC79E
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D8CB9B
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#E5D79E
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#FFBCBC

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #FFC79E?

With the hex code #FFC79E, this is a very light orange with a moderately saturated character. Its RGB recipe is 100% red, 78% green and 62% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 22% magenta, 38% yellow and 0% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #FFC79E?

Use black text. Black on #FFC79E has a contrast ratio of 13.92:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #FFC79E?

Its complementary colour is #9ED6FF, and analogous partners are #FF9EA5 and #FFF89E.