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#F8A617

#f8a617 ≈ Orange

  • orange
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#f8a617 is a color from the orange family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 97.25% red, 65.1% green and 9.02% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 33.06% magenta, 90.73% yellow and 2.75% black. Its hue angle is 38.13°, with 94.14% saturation and 53.14% 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 10.46:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Orange (#ffa500), ΔE 1.61.

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Web safe#ff9900
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Relative luminance0.4729

Complementary

  1. #f8a617
  2. #1769f8

Split complementary

  1. #f8a617
  2. #17daf8
  3. #3617f8

Analogous

  1. #f83617
  2. #f8a617
  3. #daf817

Triadic

  1. #f8a617
  2. #17f8a6
  3. #a617f8

Tetradic

  1. #f8a617
  2. #69f817
  3. #1769f8
  4. #a617f8

Square

  1. #f8a617
  2. #17f836
  3. #1769f8
  4. #f817da

Monochromatic

  1. #734a03
  2. #bd7a06
  3. #f8a617
  4. #fac261
  5. #fcdfac

Shades

#f8a617 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #f8a617
  2. #df9515
  3. #c68512
  4. #ae7410
  5. #95640e
  6. #7c530c
  7. #634209
  8. #4a3207
  9. #322105
  10. #191102
  11. #000000

Tints

#f8a617 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #f8a617
  2. #f9af2e
  3. #f9b845
  4. #fac15d
  5. #fbca74
  6. #fcd38b
  7. #fcdba2
  8. #fde4b9
  9. #feedd1
  10. #fef6e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#f8a617 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #f8a617
  2. #eca222
  3. #e09e2c
  4. #d49b37
  5. #c89741
  6. #bc934c
  7. #b08f56
  8. #a48b61
  9. #98886b
  10. #8c8476
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.01:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.46:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b7b7b7 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d4b092 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c2ab00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d6bf1f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff918e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #daa900 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e4b51c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ff9a71 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-f8a617 {
  color: #f8a617;
}
Background
.bg-f8a617 {
  background-color: #f8a617;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-f8a617 {
  border: 2px solid #f8a617;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #f8a617;
  --color-primary-rgb: 248 166 23;
  --color-primary-hsl: 38 94% 53%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-f8a617 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #f8a617, #daf817);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-f8a617 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(248 166 23 / 0.35);
}

#ffa500 Orange ΔE 1.61 #eaa221 Marigold ΔE 2.67 #ff9f00 Orange Peel ΔE 3.26 #ffae42 Yellow Orange ΔE 3.64 #e49b0f Gamboge ΔE 3.99 #ffb347 Pastel Orange ΔE 4.04 #ffa343 Neon Carrot ΔE 6.54 #0759e8 Inverted #b7b7b7 Grayscale 

Orange
#f8a617  rgb(248, 166, 23)  hsl(38, 94%, 53%)  Orange
#1769f8  rgb(23, 105, 248)  hsl(218, 94%, 53%)  Brandeis Blue
#17f8a6  rgb(23, 248, 166)  hsl(158, 94%, 53%)  Medium Spring Green
#a617f8  rgb(166, 23, 248)  hsl(278, 94%, 53%)  Vivid Violet