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#F8A40E

#f8a40e ≈ Orange

  • orange
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#f8a40e 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 5.49% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 33.87% magenta, 94.35% yellow and 2.75% black. Its hue angle is 38.46°, with 94.35% saturation and 51.37% 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 1.34.

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Web safe#ff9900
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Relative luminance0.4654

Complementary

  1. #f8a40e
  2. #0e62f8

Split complementary

  1. #f8a40e
  2. #0ed7f8
  3. #2f0ef8

Analogous

  1. #f82f0e
  2. #f8a40e
  3. #d7f80e

Triadic

  1. #f8a40e
  2. #0ef8a4
  3. #a40ef8

Tetradic

  1. #f8a40e
  2. #62f80e
  3. #0e62f8
  4. #a40ef8

Square

  1. #f8a40e
  2. #0ef82f
  3. #0e62f8
  4. #f80ed7

Monochromatic

  1. #6a4503
  2. #b47505
  3. #f8a40e
  4. #fac058
  5. #fcdca3

Shades

#f8a40e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #f8a40e
  2. #df940d
  3. #c6830b
  4. #ae730a
  5. #956208
  6. #7c5207
  7. #634206
  8. #4a3104
  9. #322103
  10. #191001
  11. #000000

Tints

#f8a40e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #f8a40e
  2. #f9ad26
  3. #f9b63e
  4. #fabf56
  5. #fbc86e
  6. #fcd287
  7. #fcdb9f
  8. #fde4b7
  9. #feedcf
  10. #fef6e7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#f8a40e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #f8a40e
  2. #eca019
  3. #e09d25
  4. #d49930
  5. #c8963c
  6. #bc9247
  7. #b08e52
  8. #a48b5e
  9. #988769
  10. #8c8475
  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 #d5be18 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff8f8c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d9a700 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e4b414 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ff986f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-f8a40e {
  color: #f8a40e;
}
Background
.bg-f8a40e {
  background-color: #f8a40e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-f8a40e {
  border: 2px solid #f8a40e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #f8a40e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 248 164 14;
  --color-primary-hsl: 38 94% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-f8a40e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #f8a40e, #d7f80e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-f8a40e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(248 164 14 / 0.35);
}

#ffa500 Orange ΔE 1.34 #ff9f00 Orange Peel ΔE 2.81 #eaa221 Marigold ΔE 2.81 #e49b0f Gamboge ΔE 3.87 #ffae42 Yellow Orange ΔE 3.91 #ffb347 Pastel Orange ΔE 4.48 #ffa343 Neon Carrot ΔE 6.42 #075bf1 Inverted #b6b6b6 Grayscale 

Orange
#f8a40e  rgb(248, 164, 14)  hsl(38, 94%, 51%)  Orange
#0e62f8  rgb(14, 98, 248)  hsl(218, 94%, 51%)  Ultramarine Blue
#0ef8a4  rgb(14, 248, 164)  hsl(158, 94%, 51%)  Medium Spring Green
#a40ef8  rgb(164, 14, 248)  hsl(278, 94%, 51%)  Vivid Violet