Information about Golden Glow color

#F9D77E - Golden Glow color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#F9D77E, known as "Golden Glow", falls into the Orange Color Family — Full Saturation, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(249, 215, 126) — 97.6% red, 84.3% green, 49.4% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 13 / 48 / 2. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #F9D77E reads as a intensely saturated orange and floats near the light end of the scale. Expect to see shades like this in airy backdrops, whitespace-heavy designs and gentle gradients. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Salomie (#FFD67B). Nearby in the Register you will also find Jasmine (#F8DE7E) and La Luna (#FFD87A).

In RGB terms — rgb(249, 215, 126) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, black text reaches a 15.0:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 1.4:1. The name "Golden Glow" is officially recorded for this exact shade in The Official Register of Color Names.

Golden Glow color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

Golden Glow color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to Golden Glow

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity.

Salomie color link
Salomie

#FFD67B

Jasmine color link
Jasmine

#F8DE7E

La Luna color link
La Luna

#FFD87A

Sandy color link
Sandy

#F1DA7A

Cherokee color link
Cherokee

#F5CD82

Flax color link
Flax

#EEDC82

Sweet Corn color link
Sweet Corn

#F9E176

Soft Orange color link
Soft Orange

#F5CA7B

Grandis color link
Grandis

#FFCD73

Topaz color link
Topaz

#FFC87C

Moonbeam color link
Moonbeam

#F2E289

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#F9D77E
  • RGB249, 215, 126
  • CMYK0, 13, 48, 2
  • CSSrgb(249, 215, 126)
  • HSL43°, 91%, 74%
  • HSL Precise43.415°, 91.111%, 73.529%
  • HSV43°, 49%, 98%
  • HSB43°, 49%, 98%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.976
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.843
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.494
  • GLSLvec3(0.976, 0.843, 0.494)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.976, 0.843, 0.494, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.976, 0.843, 0.494)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB97.6%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB84.3%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB49.4%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyFull Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDF9D77E
  • DECIMAL ID16373630
  • Name Length11
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