#F8A807

A medium, vivid orange closely aligning with Orange.

About #F8A807

Visually, #F8A807 is defined as a vivid orange. It is closely associated with the named CSS color Orange. To achieve this exact tint on a monitor, you would use an RGB mix of 248, 168, and 7.

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 32% magenta inks. This makes it a relatively light color when applied to physical surfaces.

When using this color as a background, text legibility must be considered. The calculated luminance score dictates that #000000 typography is the safest choice. Be sure to check our contrast matrix below to see exactly how it performs against common backgrounds.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#F8A807
RGB248, 168, 7
HSL40.1°, 94.5%, 50.0%
CMYK0%, 32%, 97%, 3%
HSV40.1°, 97.2%, 97.3%
LAB74.8, 19.5, 77.7
XYZ52.8, 48.0, 6.7
Decimal16295943

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

1.98:1
Text on #FFFFFF
FAIL
10.60:1
Text on #000000
AAA
1.89:1
Text on #F8FAFC
FAIL
9.01:1
Text on #0F172A
AAA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #F8A807; }
.text-color { color: #F8A807; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #F8A807; }

Similar Colors

Orange
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