#F0A850

A light, vivid orange closely aligning with Sandybrown.

About #F0A850

At its core, #F0A850 is a light and vivid hue. Designers often compare it to the standard color Sandybrown. Its digital footprint relies on 240 parts red, 168 parts green, and 80 parts blue light.

While screens use RGB, printing presses rely on Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and Key (black). To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 0% cyan and 30% magenta inks. Always request a physical proof before doing a large print run with this exact code.

Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) dictate how we should use this color. The calculated luminance score dictates that #000000 typography is the safest choice. Always test your color combinations using a contrast checker before publishing.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#F0A850
RGB240, 168, 80
HSL33.0°, 84.2%, 62.7%
CMYK0%, 30%, 67%, 6%
HSV33.0°, 66.7%, 94.1%
LAB74.3, 18.3, 54.7
XYZ51.4, 47.1, 14.0
Decimal15771728

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

2.01:1
Text on #FFFFFF
FAIL
10.42:1
Text on #000000
AAA
1.93:1
Text on #F8FAFC
FAIL
8.86:1
Text on #0F172A
AAA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #F0A850; }
.text-color { color: #F0A850; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #F0A850; }

Similar Colors

Sandybrown
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