#F09257

A light, vivid orange closely aligning with Sandybrown.

About #F09257

Visually, #F09257 is defined as a vivid orange. Its closest recognized web color is Sandybrown. To achieve this exact tint on a monitor, you would use an RGB mix of 240, 146, and 87.

For print applications, it's crucial to understand its CMYK makeup. To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 0% cyan and 39% magenta inks. With a hue angle of 23.1 degrees, it sits comfortably in the orange spectrum.

Contrast ratios determine whether this color is safe for typography. Because it is a light color, it is generally recommended to use #000000 text. You can view the detailed AAA and AA pass/fail metrics in the table below.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#F09257
RGB240, 146, 87
HSL23.1°, 83.6%, 64.1%
CMYK0%, 39%, 64%, 6%
HSV23.1°, 63.7%, 94.1%
LAB69.3, 30.3, 45.7
XYZ47.9, 39.8, 14.2
Decimal15766103

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

2.35:1
Text on #FFFFFF
FAIL
8.95:1
Text on #000000
AAA
2.24:1
Text on #F8FAFC
FAIL
7.61:1
Text on #0F172A
AAA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #F09257; }
.text-color { color: #F09257; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #F09257; }

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