#FFB199 · Melon

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#FFB199 is a light, highly saturated beige color, closest to Melon and near Melon and Light Tan. In OKLCH it has 83% lightness and 0.10 chroma at hue 38°. Beige suggests quiet warmth and neutrality; it is the go-to background for organic and luxury brands, which makes #FFB199 a natural choice for backgrounds for interiors, fashion and minimal sites. It appears in 1 ColorSwoop palette.

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HEX#FFB199
RGBrgb(255, 177, 153)
HSLhsl(14, 100%, 80%)
CMYK0, 31, 40, 0
CSS var--melon
Contrast1.75:1 white · 12:1 black

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How to use #FFB199

Black text passes WCAG AA on #FFB199 (12:1); white text does not (1.75:1).

For a calm scheme pair #FFB199 with its analogous neighbors #FF99B4 and #FFE499; for contrast use its complement #99E7FF as a small accent, and anchor everything with a neutral such as #1F1F24.

--melon: #FFB199;

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