#F8AF7C

A light, vivid orange closely aligning with Sandybrown.

About #F8AF7C

At its core, #F8AF7C is a light and vivid hue. It is closely associated with the named CSS color Sandybrown. To achieve this exact tint on a monitor, you would use an RGB mix of 248, 175, and 124.

While screens use RGB, printing presses rely on Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and Key (black). To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 0% cyan and 29% magenta inks. With a hue angle of 24.7 degrees, it sits comfortably in the orange spectrum.

When using this color as a background, text legibility must be considered. The calculated luminance score dictates that #000000 typography is the safest choice. Strict adherence to these ratios protects visually impaired users from unreadable interfaces.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#F8AF7C
RGB248, 175, 124
HSL24.7°, 89.9%, 72.9%
CMYK0%, 29%, 50%, 3%
HSV24.7°, 50.0%, 97.3%
LAB77.3, 21.1, 36.7
XYZ57.7, 52.1, 26.1
Decimal16297852

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

1.84:1
Text on #FFFFFF
FAIL
11.41:1
Text on #000000
AAA
1.76:1
Text on #F8FAFC
FAIL
9.70:1
Text on #0F172A
AAA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #F8AF7C; }
.text-color { color: #F8AF7C; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #F8AF7C; }

Similar Colors

Sandybrown
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