Close to Apricot
#FEC99F
#FEC99F is a very light, vivid orange, close to the color Apricot. In RGB it’s made of 99.6% red, 78.8% green, and 62.4% blue. Its hue is 27°, with 98% saturation and 81% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. Black text sits best on top of it.
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Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #FEC99F.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
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Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
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WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
White text on this color
1.49:1 FailBlack text on this color
14.07:1 AAAThis color as text on white
1.49:1 FailThis color as text on black
14.07:1 AAAHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #FEC99F as they’d see it.
#FEC99F in use
A headline in this color
Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
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Questions about #FEC99F
What color is #FEC99F?
#FEC99F is a very light, vivid orange, close to the color Apricot. In RGB it’s made of 99.6% red, 78.8% green, and 62.4% blue. Its hue is 27°, with 98% saturation and 81% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #FEC99F in RGB?
#FEC99F is rgb(254, 201, 159): 254 red, 201 green, and 159 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #FEC99F in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(0, 21, 37, 0). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #FEC99F?
PANTONE 489 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #FEC99F?
Its complement #AAD9FF gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.