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#FFC299 closest to Blushing Cinnamon

#FFC299 is a very light, moderately saturated orange; the closest named color is Blushing Cinnamon. In the RGB color model it is made of 100.0% red, 76.1% green and 60.0% blue (rgb(255, 194, 153)). Its HSL value is 24° hue, 100% saturation and 80% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 24% magenta, 40% yellow and 0% black. #FFC299 is a warm color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 13.43:1.

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Variations of #FFC299

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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#FFC299 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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#FFC299 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #FFC299 appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 88% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #E2D499
  • Protanopia 87% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #D3C796
  • Protanomaly 91% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #E1C797
  • Deuteranopia 88% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #E2D499
  • Deuteranomaly 92% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #EACE99
  • Tritanopia 89% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #FFB7B7
  • Tritanomaly 95% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #FFBDA8
  • Achromatopsia 82% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #CFCFCF
  • Achromatomaly 87% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #DCCCC3

#FFC299 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.56:1 Very poor#FFC299 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
13.43:1 Super#FFC299 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#FFC299 in CSS

/* Blushing Cinnamon */
.color { color: #FFC299; }
.background { background-color: #FFC299; }
.border { border: 1px solid #FFC299; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(255 194 153);
color: hsl(24 100% 80%);
color: oklch(0.860 0.089 55.1);

#FFC299 FAQ

What color is #FFC299?

#FFC299 is a very light, moderately saturated orange. Its closest named color is Blushing Cinnamon. It belongs to the orange color family and is a warm color.

What is the RGB value of #FFC299?

#FFC299 is rgb(255, 194, 153) in RGB, hsl(24, 100%, 80%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 24%, 40%, 0%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #FFC299?

The complementary color of #FFC299 is #99D6FF, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #FFC299?

Black text has the best contrast on #FFC299: 13.43:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #FFC299 a warm or cool color?

#FFC299 is a warm color.