#F8AF5F

A light, vivid orange closely aligning with Sandybrown.

About #F8AF5F

Visually, #F8AF5F is defined as a vivid orange. If you're using CSS, you might find it aligns closely with Sandybrown. In the RGB color space, it consists of 248 red, 175 green, and 95 blue.

For print applications, it's crucial to understand its CMYK makeup. The color uses 0% Cyan, 29% Magenta, 62% Yellow, and 3% Black. The HSL representation is 31.4° hue, 91.6% saturation, and 67.3% lightness.

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#F8AF5F
RGB248, 175, 95
HSL31.4°, 91.6%, 67.3%
CMYK0%, 29%, 62%, 3%
HSV31.4°, 61.7%, 97.3%
LAB76.9, 18.8, 50.9
XYZ56.1, 51.4, 17.8
Decimal16297823

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

1.86:1
Text on #FFFFFF
FAIL
11.29:1
Text on #000000
AAA
1.78:1
Text on #F8FAFC
FAIL
9.60:1
Text on #0F172A
AAA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #F8AF5F; }
.text-color { color: #F8AF5F; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #F8AF5F; }

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