#F8A833

A medium, vivid orange closely aligning with Orange.

About #F8A833

The hex code #F8A833 represents a beautifully specific shade of orange. If you're using CSS, you might find it aligns closely with Orange. Its digital footprint relies on 248 parts red, 168 parts green, and 51 parts blue light.

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. With a hue angle of 35.6 degrees, it sits comfortably in the orange spectrum.

Contrast ratios determine whether this color is safe for typography. 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#F8A833
RGB248, 168, 51
HSL35.6°, 93.4%, 58.6%
CMYK0%, 32%, 79%, 3%
HSV35.6°, 79.4%, 97.3%
LAB75.0, 20.3, 67.7
XYZ53.3, 48.2, 9.6
Decimal16295987

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

1.97:1
Text on #FFFFFF
FAIL
10.64:1
Text on #000000
AAA
1.89:1
Text on #F8FAFC
FAIL
9.05:1
Text on #0F172A
AAA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #F8A833; }
.text-color { color: #F8A833; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #F8A833; }

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