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#FFB97D

#FFB97D is a light, vivid orange, close to the color Fawn. In RGB it’s made of 100% red, 72.5% green, and 49% blue. Its hue is 28°, with 100% saturation and 75% 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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1.68:1 Fail
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12.49:1 AAA
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This color as text on black

12.49:1 AAA

How it looks with color blindness

About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #FFB97D as they’d see it.

Typical vision#FFB97D
ProtanopiaNo red cones (about 1% of men)
DeuteranopiaNo green cones (the most common, about 1% of men)
TritanopiaNo blue cones (rare)
AchromatopsiaNo color vision (very rare)

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What color is #FFB97D?

#FFB97D is a light, vivid orange, close to the color Fawn. In RGB it’s made of 100% red, 72.5% green, and 49% blue. Its hue is 28°, with 100% saturation and 75% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. Black text sits best on top of it.

What is #FFB97D in RGB?

#FFB97D is rgb(255, 185, 125): 255 red, 185 green, and 125 blue on a 0–255 scale.

What is #FFB97D in CMYK?

Roughly cmyk(0, 27, 51, 0). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.

What Pantone is closest to #FFB97D?

PANTONE 488 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.

What color goes with #FFB97D?

Its complement #9ACDFD gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.

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