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#F8A642

#f8a642 ≈ Yellow Orange

  • orange
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#f8a642 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 25.88% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 33.06% magenta, 73.39% yellow and 2.75% black. Its hue angle is 32.97°, with 92.86% saturation and 61.57% 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 2.42.

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Web safe#ff9933
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Relative luminance0.4762

Complementary

  1. #f8a642
  2. #4294f8

Split complementary

  1. #f8a642
  2. #42eff8
  3. #4b42f8

Analogous

  1. #f84b42
  2. #f8a642
  3. #eff842

Triadic

  1. #f8a642
  2. #42f8a6
  3. #a642f8

Tetradic

  1. #f8a642
  2. #94f842
  3. #4294f8
  4. #a642f8

Square

  1. #f8a642
  2. #42f84b
  3. #4294f8
  4. #f842ef

Monochromatic

  1. #9b5806
  2. #e58208
  3. #f8a642
  4. #fbc98c
  5. #fdebd6

Shades

#f8a642 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #f8a642
  2. #df953b
  3. #c68535
  4. #ae742e
  5. #956428
  6. #7c5321
  7. #63421a
  8. #4a3214
  9. #32210d
  10. #191107
  11. #000000

Tints

#f8a642 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #f8a642
  2. #f9af55
  3. #f9b868
  4. #fac17b
  5. #fbca8e
  6. #fcd3a1
  7. #fcdbb3
  8. #fde4c6
  9. #feedd9
  10. #fef6ec
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#f8a642 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #f8a642
  2. #eca248
  3. #e09e4e
  4. #d49b55
  5. #c8975b
  6. #bc9361
  7. #b08f67
  8. #a48b6d
  9. #988874
  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 #d4b197 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c1ac35 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d4bf44 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff9291 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d9aa3a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e3b643 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ff9b79 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-f8a642 {
  color: #f8a642;
}
Background
.bg-f8a642 {
  background-color: #f8a642;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-f8a642 {
  border: 2px solid #f8a642;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #f8a642;
  --color-primary-rgb: 248 166 66;
  --color-primary-hsl: 33 93% 62%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-f8a642 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #f8a642, #eff842);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-f8a642 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(248 166 66 / 0.35);
}

#ffae42 Yellow Orange ΔE 2.42 #ffa343 Neon Carrot ΔE 2.67 #ffb347 Pastel Orange ΔE 3.82 #ff9f00 Orange Peel ΔE 4.08 #ffa500 Orange ΔE 4.51 #e3a857 Indian Yellow ΔE 5.11 #eaa221 Marigold ΔE 5.16 #0759bd Inverted #b7b7b7 Grayscale 

Yellow Orange
#f8a642  rgb(248, 166, 66)  hsl(33, 93%, 62%)  Yellow Orange
#4294f8  rgb(66, 148, 248)  hsl(213, 93%, 62%)  Dodger Blue
#42f8a6  rgb(66, 248, 166)  hsl(153, 93%, 62%)  Medium Spring Green
#a642f8  rgb(166, 66, 248)  hsl(273, 93%, 62%)  Electric Purple