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#FFB697 closest to Persicus

#FFB697 is a light, moderately saturated orange; the closest named color is Persicus. In the RGB color model it is made of 100.0% red, 71.4% green and 59.2% blue (rgb(255, 182, 151)). Its HSL value is 18° hue, 100% saturation and 80% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 29% magenta, 41% yellow and 0% black. #FFB697 is a warm color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 12.39:1.

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Variations of #FFB697

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#FFB697 color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#FFB697 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #FFB697 appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 85% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #DACD97
  • Protanopia 83% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #C9BE95
  • Protanomaly 88% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #D9BD95
  • Deuteranopia 85% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #DACD97
  • Deuteranomaly 89% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #E5C596
  • Tritanopia 90% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #FFAAAE
  • Tritanomaly 96% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #FFB1A2
  • Achromatopsia 81% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #C7C7C7
  • Achromatomaly 86% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #D7C3BC

#FFB697 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.69:1 Very poor#FFB697 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
12.39:1 Super#FFB697 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#FFB697 in CSS

/* Persicus */
.color { color: #FFB697; }
.background { background-color: #FFB697; }
.border { border: 1px solid #FFB697; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(255 182 151);
color: hsl(18 100% 80%);
color: oklch(0.837 0.095 43.9);

#FFB697 FAQ

What color is #FFB697?

#FFB697 is a light, moderately saturated orange. Its closest named color is Persicus. It belongs to the orange color family and is a warm color.

What is the RGB value of #FFB697?

#FFB697 is rgb(255, 182, 151) in RGB, hsl(18, 100%, 80%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 29%, 41%, 0%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #FFB697?

The complementary color of #FFB697 is #97E0FF, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #FFB697?

Black text has the best contrast on #FFB697: 12.39:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #FFB697 a warm or cool color?

#FFB697 is a warm color.