#F8A066

A light, vivid orange closely aligning with Sandybrown.

About #F8A066

At its core, #F8A066 is a light and vivid hue. If you're using CSS, you might find it aligns closely with Sandybrown. In the RGB color space, it consists of 248 red, 160 green, and 102 blue.

While screens use RGB, printing presses rely on Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and Key (black). Its ink density profile breaks down to 0% cyan, 35% magenta, 59% yellow, and 3% black. Always request a physical proof before doing a large print run with this exact code.

When using this color as a background, text legibility must be considered. 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#F8A066
RGB248, 160, 102
HSL23.8°, 91.3%, 68.6%
CMYK0%, 35%, 59%, 3%
HSV23.8°, 58.9%, 97.3%
LAB73.6, 27.2, 43.4
XYZ53.7, 46.1, 18.6
Decimal16293990

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

2.06:1
Text on #FFFFFF
FAIL
10.21:1
Text on #000000
AAA
1.97:1
Text on #F8FAFC
FAIL
8.68:1
Text on #0F172A
AAA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #F8A066; }
.text-color { color: #F8A066; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #F8A066; }

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