#F0A80F

A medium, vivid orange closely aligning with Orange.

About #F0A80F

When working with digital screens, the color #F0A80F is rendered by mixing light. Its closest recognized web color is Orange. Its digital footprint relies on 240 parts red, 168 parts green, and 15 parts blue light.

If you are designing for print, the four-color process is what matters most. To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 0% cyan and 30% magenta inks. This makes it a relatively light color when applied to physical surfaces.

Ensuring your text is legible against this background is a key part of web design. Mathematical luminance calculations suggest that #000000 text provides the most optimal reading experience. Be sure to check our contrast matrix below to see exactly how it performs against common backgrounds.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#F0A80F
RGB240, 168, 15
HSL40.8°, 88.2%, 50.0%
CMYK0%, 30%, 94%, 6%
HSV40.8°, 93.8%, 94.1%
LAB73.9, 16.1, 75.7
XYZ50.0, 46.6, 6.8
Decimal15771663

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

2.04:1
Text on #FFFFFF
FAIL
10.31:1
Text on #000000
AAA
1.95:1
Text on #F8FAFC
FAIL
8.77:1
Text on #0F172A
AAA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #F0A80F; }
.text-color { color: #F0A80F; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #F0A80F; }

Similar Colors

Orange
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