#F8A033

A medium, vivid orange closely aligning with Orange.

About #F8A033

At its core, #F8A033 is a medium and vivid hue. Designers often compare it to the standard color Orange. Its digital footprint relies on 248 parts red, 160 parts green, and 51 parts blue light.

While screens use RGB, printing presses rely on Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and Key (black). The color uses 0% Cyan, 35% Magenta, 79% Yellow, and 3% Black. With a hue angle of 33.2 degrees, it sits comfortably in the orange spectrum.

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. Be sure to check our contrast matrix below to see exactly how it performs against common backgrounds.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#F8A033
RGB248, 160, 51
HSL33.2°, 93.4%, 58.6%
CMYK0%, 35%, 79%, 3%
HSV33.2°, 79.4%, 97.3%
LAB73.1, 24.5, 66.0
XYZ51.9, 45.3, 9.1
Decimal16293939

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

2.09:1
Text on #FFFFFF
FAIL
10.07:1
Text on #000000
AAA
1.99:1
Text on #F8FAFC
FAIL
8.56:1
Text on #0F172A
AAA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #F8A033; }
.text-color { color: #F8A033; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #F8A033; }

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