HEX Color #F8AF2C (Goldenrod)

About #F8AF2C

At its core, #F8AF2C is a medium and vivid hue. Designers often compare it to the standard color Goldenrod. Its digital footprint relies on 248 parts red, 175 parts green, and 44 parts blue light.

Translating this color to physical media requires the CMYK color model. Its ink density profile breaks down to 0% cyan, 29% magenta, 82% yellow, and 3% black. The HSL representation is 38.5° hue, 93.6% saturation, and 57.3% lightness.

Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) dictate how we should use this color. Mathematical luminance calculations suggest that #000000 text provides the most optimal reading experience. Strict adherence to these ratios protects visually impaired users from unreadable interfaces.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#F8AF2C

RGB248, 175, 44

HSL38.5°, 93.6%, 57.3%

CMYK0%, 29%, 82%, 3%

HSV38.5°, 82.3%, 97.3%

LAB76.6, 16.4, 71.5

XYZ54.5, 50.8, 9.3

Decimal16297772

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#F8AF2C #2B75F8

Analogous

#F8482B #DAF82B

Triadic

#2BF8AF #AE2BF8

Tetradic

#2BF849 #2B75F8 #F82BDB

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

#F8AF2C

#F8B743

#F9C05A

#FAC972

#FBD289

#FBDBA1

#FCE4B8

#FDEDD0

#FEF6E7

#FFFFFF

Shades (Adding Black)

#F8AF2C

#DC9B27

#C08822

#A5741D

#896118

#6E4D13

#523A0E

#372609

#1B1304

#000000

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

1.88:1

Text on #FFFFFF

FAIL

11.16:1

Text on #000000

AAA

1.80:1

Text on #F8FAFC

FAIL

9.49:1

Text on #0F172A

AAA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #F8AF2C; }

.text-color { color: #F8AF2C; }

.border-color { border: 2px solid #F8AF2C; }

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