Close to Honey
#F9BC4E
#F9BC4E is a light, vivid orange, close to the color Honey. In RGB it’s made of 97.6% red, 73.7% green, and 30.6% blue. Its hue is 39°, with 93% saturation and 64% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. Black text sits best on top of it.
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WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
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About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #F9BC4E as they’d see it.
#F9BC4E in use
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Questions about #F9BC4E
What color is #F9BC4E?
#F9BC4E is a light, vivid orange, close to the color Honey. In RGB it’s made of 97.6% red, 73.7% green, and 30.6% blue. Its hue is 39°, with 93% saturation and 64% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #F9BC4E in RGB?
#F9BC4E is rgb(249, 188, 78): 249 red, 188 green, and 78 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #F9BC4E in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(0, 24, 69, 2). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #F9BC4E?
PANTONE 135 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #F9BC4E?
Its complement #B7C4FC gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.