#F8B600

A medium, vivid orange closely aligning with Orange.

About #F8B600

Visually, #F8B600 is defined as a vivid orange. Its closest recognized web color is Orange. Its digital footprint relies on 248 parts red, 182 parts green, and 0 parts blue light.

For print applications, it's crucial to understand its CMYK makeup. Its ink density profile breaks down to 0% cyan, 27% magenta, 100% yellow, and 3% black. With a hue angle of 44.0 degrees, it sits comfortably in the orange spectrum.

Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) dictate how we should use this color. To prevent eye strain, #000000 text pairs best with this hex code. Be sure to check our contrast matrix below to see exactly how it performs against common backgrounds.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#F8B600
RGB248, 182, 0
HSL44.0°, 100.0%, 48.6%
CMYK0%, 27%, 100%, 3%
HSV44.0°, 100.0%, 97.3%
LAB78.1, 12.1, 80.7
XYZ55.4, 53.4, 7.4
Decimal16299520

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

1.80:1
Text on #FFFFFF
FAIL
11.68:1
Text on #000000
AAA
1.72:1
Text on #F8FAFC
FAIL
9.93:1
Text on #0F172A
AAA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #F8B600; }
.text-color { color: #F8B600; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #F8B600; }

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