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#FFD39C

Peach · very light warm orange

About #FFD39C

#FFD39C is a very light, moderately saturated orange colour. Digitally that works out to 100% red, 83% green and 61% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 17% magenta, 39% yellow and 0% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is similar to Peach (ΔE 8.5), with Sand the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #9CC8FF (periwinkle), 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 15.05:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red255
Green211
Blue156

Closest named colours

Peach
#FFCBA4 · ΔE 8.5
Sand
#E2CA9B · ΔE 10.5
Wheat
#F5DEB3 · ΔE 11.5

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

Text on #FFD39C

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on peach #FFD39C.
1.40:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on peach #FFD39C.
15.05:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #FFD39C appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#FFD39C
Protanopia (no red cones)
#E3D498
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#EEDE9D
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#FFC8C5

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #FFD39C?

#FFD39C is a very light, moderately saturated orange colour. Digitally that works out to 100% red, 83% green and 61% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 17% magenta, 39% yellow and 0% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #FFD39C?

Use black text. Black on #FFD39C has a contrast ratio of 15.05:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #FFD39C?

Its complementary colour is #9CC8FF, and analogous partners are #FFA29C and #FAFF9C.