#F8AF00

A medium, vivid orange closely aligning with Orange.

About #F8AF00

The precise color #F8AF00 is an excellent choice for modern design projects. If you're using CSS, you might find it aligns closely with Orange. To achieve this exact tint on a monitor, you would use an RGB mix of 248, 175, and 0.

While screens use RGB, printing presses rely on Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and Key (black). Its ink density profile breaks down to 0% cyan, 29% magenta, 100% yellow, and 3% black. With a hue angle of 42.3 degrees, it sits comfortably in the orange spectrum.

Ensuring your text is legible against this background is a key part of web design. The calculated luminance score dictates that #000000 typography is the safest choice. You can view the detailed AAA and AA pass/fail metrics in the table below.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#F8AF00
RGB248, 175, 0
HSL42.3°, 100.0%, 48.6%
CMYK0%, 29%, 100%, 3%
HSV42.3°, 100.0%, 97.3%
LAB76.4, 15.7, 79.6
XYZ54.0, 50.6, 6.9
Decimal16297728

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

1.89:1
Text on #FFFFFF
FAIL
11.12:1
Text on #000000
AAA
1.80:1
Text on #F8FAFC
FAIL
9.46:1
Text on #0F172A
AAA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #F8AF00; }
.text-color { color: #F8AF00; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #F8AF00; }

Similar Colors

Orange
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