#F87C0F

A medium, vivid orange closely aligning with Darkorange.

About #F87C0F

The hex code #F87C0F represents a beautifully specific shade of orange. Designers often compare it to the standard color Darkorange. Its digital footprint relies on 248 parts red, 124 parts green, and 15 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 50% magenta inks. The HSL representation is 28.1° hue, 94.3% saturation, and 51.6% lightness.

When using this color as a background, text legibility must be considered. Because it is a medium color, it is generally recommended to use #000000 text. Strict adherence to these ratios protects visually impaired users from unreadable interfaces.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#F87C0F
RGB248, 124, 15
HSL28.1°, 94.3%, 51.6%
CMYK0%, 50%, 94%, 3%
HSV28.1°, 94.0%, 97.3%
LAB65.3, 42.2, 70.1
XYZ46.0, 34.4, 4.7
Decimal16284687

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

2.66:1
Text on #FFFFFF
FAIL
7.88:1
Text on #000000
AAA
2.55:1
Text on #F8FAFC
FAIL
6.70:1
Text on #0F172A
AA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #F87C0F; }
.text-color { color: #F87C0F; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #F87C0F; }

Similar Colors

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