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#F8A640

#f8a640 ≈ Yellow Orange

  • orange
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#f8a640 is a color from the orange family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 97.25% red, 65.1% green and 25.1% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 33.06% magenta, 74.19% yellow and 2.75% black. Its hue angle is 33.26°, with 92.93% saturation and 61.18% 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 10.52:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Yellow Orange (#ffae42), ΔE 2.27.

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Relative luminance0.476

Complementary

  1. #f8a640
  2. #4092f8

Split complementary

  1. #f8a640
  2. #40eef8
  3. #4a40f8

Analogous

  1. #f84a40
  2. #f8a640
  3. #eef840

Triadic

  1. #f8a640
  2. #40f8a6
  3. #a640f8

Tetradic

  1. #f8a640
  2. #92f840
  3. #4092f8
  4. #a640f8

Square

  1. #f8a640
  2. #40f84a
  3. #4092f8
  4. #f840ee

Monochromatic

  1. #995806
  2. #e38208
  3. #f8a640
  4. #fbc88a
  5. #fdebd4

Shades

#f8a640 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #f8a640
  2. #df953a
  3. #c68533
  4. #ae742d
  5. #956426
  6. #7c5320
  7. #63421a
  8. #4a3213
  9. #32210d
  10. #191106
  11. #000000

Tints

#f8a640 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #f8a640
  2. #f9af53
  3. #f9b866
  4. #fac179
  5. #fbca8c
  6. #fcd3a0
  7. #fcdbb3
  8. #fde4c6
  9. #feedd9
  10. #fef6ec
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#f8a640 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #f8a640
  2. #eca246
  3. #e09e4d
  4. #d49b53
  5. #c8975a
  6. #bc9360
  7. #b08f66
  8. #a48b6d
  9. #988873
  10. #8c847a
  11. #808080

Readable text 2:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.52:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b7b7b7 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d4b196 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c1ac32 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d4bf42 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff9291 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d9aa38 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e4b641 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ff9b79 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-f8a640 {
  color: #f8a640;
}
Background
.bg-f8a640 {
  background-color: #f8a640;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-f8a640 {
  border: 2px solid #f8a640;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #f8a640;
  --color-primary-rgb: 248 166 64;
  --color-primary-hsl: 33 93% 61%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-f8a640 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #f8a640, #eef840);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-f8a640 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(248 166 64 / 0.35);
}

#ffae42 Yellow Orange ΔE 2.27 #ffa343 Neon Carrot ΔE 2.88 #ffb347 Pastel Orange ΔE 3.68 #ff9f00 Orange Peel ΔE 3.88 #ffa500 Orange ΔE 4.24 #eaa221 Marigold ΔE 4.92 #e3a857 Indian Yellow ΔE 5.14 #0759bf Inverted #b7b7b7 Grayscale 

Yellow Orange
#f8a640  rgb(248, 166, 64)  hsl(33, 93%, 61%)  Yellow Orange
#4092f8  rgb(64, 146, 248)  hsl(213, 93%, 61%)  Dodger Blue
#40f8a6  rgb(64, 248, 166)  hsl(153, 93%, 61%)  Medium Spring Green
#a640f8  rgb(166, 64, 248)  hsl(273, 93%, 61%)  Electric Purple