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#F8A40A

#f8a40a ≈ Orange

  • orange
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#f8a40a is a color from the orange family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 97.25% red, 64.31% green and 3.92% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 33.87% magenta, 95.97% yellow and 2.75% black. Its hue angle is 38.82°, with 94.44% saturation and 50.59% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, often associated with enthusiasm, warmth and creativity. Designers typically use it for call-to-action buttons and food and restaurant brands. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 10.31:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Orange (#ffa500), ΔE 1.36.

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Web safe#ff9900
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Relative luminance0.4653

Complementary

  1. #f8a40a
  2. #0a5ef8

Split complementary

  1. #f8a40a
  2. #0ad5f8
  3. #2d0af8

Analogous

  1. #f82d0a
  2. #f8a40a
  3. #d5f80a

Triadic

  1. #f8a40a
  2. #0af8a4
  3. #a40af8

Tetradic

  1. #f8a40a
  2. #5ef80a
  3. #0a5ef8
  4. #a40af8

Square

  1. #f8a40a
  2. #0af82d
  3. #0a5ef8
  4. #f80ad5

Monochromatic

  1. #664303
  2. #b07405
  3. #f8a40a
  4. #fac054
  5. #fcdb9f

Shades

#f8a40a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #f8a40a
  2. #df9409
  3. #c68308
  4. #ae7307
  5. #956206
  6. #7c5205
  7. #634204
  8. #4a3103
  9. #322102
  10. #191001
  11. #000000

Tints

#f8a40a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #f8a40a
  2. #f9ad23
  3. #f9b63b
  4. #fabf54
  5. #fbc86c
  6. #fcd285
  7. #fcdb9d
  8. #fde4b6
  9. #feedce
  10. #fef6e7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#f8a40a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #f8a40a
  2. #eca016
  3. #e09d22
  4. #d4992d
  5. #c89639
  6. #bc9245
  7. #b08e51
  8. #a48b5d
  9. #988768
  10. #8c8474
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.04:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.31:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b6b6b6 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d3af90 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c1aa00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d5be16 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff8e8c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d9a700 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e4b412 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ff986f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-f8a40a {
  color: #f8a40a;
}
Background
.bg-f8a40a {
  background-color: #f8a40a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-f8a40a {
  border: 2px solid #f8a40a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #f8a40a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 248 164 10;
  --color-primary-hsl: 39 94% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-f8a40a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #f8a40a, #d5f80a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-f8a40a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(248 164 10 / 0.35);
}

#ffa500 Orange ΔE 1.36 #eaa221 Marigold ΔE 2.81 #ff9f00 Orange Peel ΔE 2.89 #e49b0f Gamboge ΔE 3.86 #ffae42 Yellow Orange ΔE 4.02 #ffb347 Pastel Orange ΔE 4.56 #ffa343 Neon Carrot ΔE 6.56 #075bf5 Inverted #b6b6b6 Grayscale 

Orange
#f8a40a  rgb(248, 164, 10)  hsl(39, 94%, 51%)  Orange
#0a5ef8  rgb(10, 94, 248)  hsl(219, 94%, 51%)  Ultramarine Blue
#0af8a4  rgb(10, 248, 164)  hsl(159, 94%, 51%)  Medium Spring Green
#a40af8  rgb(164, 10, 248)  hsl(279, 94%, 51%)  Vivid Violet