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#f1cbac

a light, vivid orange · warm · closest name: Peach Puff

RGB
241, 203, 172
HSL
27°, 71%, 81%
CMYK
0, 16, 29, 6
Luminance
0.6439

At a glance

Every number on this page in one read: what #f1cbac is made of, how bright it looks, and which way it leans.

Hex
#f1cbac
Hue
27°
orange
Saturation
71%
vivid
Lightness
81%
light
Brightness
95%
HSV value
Perceived
83%
weighted brightness
Luminance
0.6439
WCAG relative
Temperature
Warm
2/100 cool
Color family
Orange
Tone
Vivid
Best ink
Black
13.88:1
Closest name
Peach Puff
ΔE2000 3.5
Where it sits
Hue27° of 360°
Saturation71%
Lightness81%
Temperature
Warm ← → Cool2% cool

Reads warm. Warm and cool siblings keep the same lightness, so you can swap one in without redoing your contrast maths.

Every format

HEX#f1cbac
RGBrgb(241, 203, 172)
HSLhsl(27, 71%, 81%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 16%, 29%, 6%)
LABlab(84.2 8.9 20.5)
LCHlch(84.2 22.3 66.4)
OKLCHoklch(0.867 0.060 61.1)
Decimal15846316
Display P3color(display-p3 0.945 0.796 0.675)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #f1cbac;
background-color: #f1cbac;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#f1cbac] bg-[#f1cbac]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #f1cbac;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.945, green: 0.796, blue: 0.675)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#f1cbac")
/* Flutter */
Color(0xFFF1CBAC)
/* Python / OpenCV (BGR) */
(172, 203, 241)

Best text color

Only one of black and white can be right. This is the one, with the number that proves it.

Readable at a glance#000000 on #f1cbac · 13.88:1
Use #000000AAA at every size.
Aa
White text · 1.51:1
AA fail · AA large fail · AAA fail
Aa
Black text · 13.88:1 · recommended
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA pass
Reading the other direction: #f1cbac as text scores 1.51:1 on white and 13.88:1 on black.

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#f1cbac on white: 1.51:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#f1cbac on black: 13.88:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia · #D7CDAA
deuteranopia · #E0D5AC
tritanopia · #FDC3C2

Color scale — 50 to 950

A Tailwind-shaped ramp built around this exact hex. #f1cbac is pinned to step 300; the rest hold its hue and let saturation ease off at the extremes so the pale end never turns neon.

#FCF7F3
#F8EFE7
#F3DCC9
#f1cbac
#E7A56F
#DF873F
#D17223
#AF5F1D
#8C4C18
#653915
#3F240D
Base = 300Lightest = 50 · #FCF7F3Darkest = 950 · #3F240D
:root {
  --brand-50: #FCF7F3;
  --brand-100: #F8EFE7;
  --brand-200: #F3DCC9;
  --brand-300: #f1cbac;
  --brand-400: #E7A56F;
  --brand-500: #DF873F;
  --brand-600: #D17223;
  --brand-700: #AF5F1D;
  --brand-800: #8C4C18;
  --brand-900: #653915;
  --brand-950: #3F240D;
  --brand: #f1cbac;
  --brand-ink: #000000;
}

Colors that work with #f1cbac

Not a palette — a role sheet. Each swatch answers one question you will hit while building the component.

Text on it#000000
Black wins here
Surface#FAF7F4
Tinted page background
Border#EDD4C0
Hairlines and dividers
Muted text#9B6F4B
Captions on the surface
Accent#1993B3
Second voice, not a rival
Dark variant#6D3B12
Hover, pressed, headers
Light variant#FBF1E9
Selected rows, tints
Dark surface#241B14
Dark-mode background
Light mode
Everything in its place

Surface, border, heading and body all derive from this one hue, so the screen stays coherent without a second palette.

Primary actionSecondaryBadge
Dark mode
Same hue, inverted

Lightness flips, hue holds. The accent stays the anchor in both themes.

Primary actionSecondaryAccent

How to use #f1cbac

Derived from its contrast, chroma and lightness — not from taste.

Works well for
  • Text and icons on dark surfaces
  • Primary buttons and calls to action
  • Focus rings, active and selected states
  • Card and section backgrounds
  • Brand accents, badges and data highlights
Use with care
  • Text of any size on white — fails WCAG AA
  • Full-page backgrounds — tiring over long sessions
  • White text placed on it
  • Pairing with a same-lightness hue — edges vibrate

Similar colors

One move away from this hex in each direction. Every swatch is its own page.

Color relationships

The wheel positions with their names attached, so you can grab the one you actually need.

Complementary#ACD2F1
Analogous left#F1ACB0
Analogous right#F1EEAC
Split-complement 1#ACF1EE
Split-complement 2#ACB0F1
Triadic 1#ACF1CB
Triadic 2#CBACF1
Tetradic#B0F1AC

RGB percentages

Red94.5%
Green79.6%
Blue67.5%

CMYK percentages

Cyan0.0%
Magenta15.8%
Yellow28.6%
Key (black)5.5%

Color previews

#f1cbac text on a black background

contrast 13.88:1

Card sample

#f1cbac text on a white background

contrast 1.51:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #f1cbac;
Background color
Panel with #f1cbac background
background-color: #f1cbac;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #f1cbac;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(241, 203, 172, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(241, 203, 172, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #f1cbac;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #f1cbac, #E9F1AC);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #f1cbac

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Ranked with CIEDE2000 across all 139 CSS keywords. Under ΔE 2 the eye stops telling them apart; over ΔE 10 they are plainly different colors.

#f1cbac in the real world

Where a color in this family tends to land, and the interface roles it is usually asked to play.

Industries
E-commerceFood deliveryLogisticsCreator tools
Common UI roles
SurfacesBadgesHighlightsEmpty states
Print note

Converts to four-color process without much drama. Proof it anyway.

#f1cbac, answered

What color is #f1cbac?

#f1cbac is a light vivid orange, closest to Peach Puff (ΔE2000 3.5). It sits at 27° on the hue wheel with 71% saturation and 81% lightness, which reads as warm.

What is the RGB value of #f1cbac?

rgb(241, 203, 172) — 241 red, 203 green and 172 blue out of 255, or 94.5% / 79.6% / 67.5% by channel.

Is #f1cbac a light or a dark color?

It is a light color. Relative luminance is 0.6439 and perceived brightness is 83%, so black text on it reaches 13.88:1.

Should I use black or white text on #f1cbac?

Black. It scores 13.88:1 against #f1cbac, versus 1.51:1 for white — AAA at any size.

What is the complementary color of #f1cbac?

#ACD2F1 sits directly opposite on the wheel. Softer options are the split-complements #ACF1EE and #ACB0F1, which give the same contrast with far less vibration.

What colors go well with #f1cbac?

For interface work: #FAF7F4 as the surface, #EDD4C0 for borders, #9B6F4B for secondary text, #1993B3 as an accent and #6D3B12 for hover and pressed states. For a palette, the analogous pair #F1ACB0 and #F1EEAC stays calm, while #ACD2F1 is the loudest partner.

What is #f1cbac in CMYK for printing?

cmyk(0%, 16%, 29%, 6%). This is a screen-to-ink approximation — ask your printer for a proof before committing to a run.

Is #f1cbac warm or cool?

Warm — it scores 2 on a scale where 0 is the warmest orange and 100 the coolest azure. Nudged warmer it becomes #F5D8C2; nudged cooler, #F2B1AB.

Work with #f1cbac in the Color Lab