#F8C56D

A light, vivid orange closely aligning with Sandybrown.

About #F8C56D

Visually, #F8C56D is defined as a vivid orange. If you're using CSS, you might find it aligns closely with Sandybrown. To achieve this exact tint on a monitor, you would use an RGB mix of 248, 197, and 109.

If you are designing for print, the four-color process is what matters most. The color uses 0% Cyan, 21% Magenta, 56% Yellow, and 3% Black. The HSL representation is 38.0° hue, 90.8% saturation, and 70.0% lightness.

When using this color as a background, text legibility must be considered. 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#F8C56D
RGB248, 197, 109
HSL38.0°, 90.8%, 70.0%
CMYK0%, 21%, 56%, 3%
HSV38.0°, 56.0%, 97.3%
LAB82.4, 8.3, 50.5
XYZ61.4, 61.0, 23.0
Decimal16303469

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

1.59:1
Text on #FFFFFF
FAIL
13.20:1
Text on #000000
AAA
1.52:1
Text on #F8FAFC
FAIL
11.22:1
Text on #0F172A
AAA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #F8C56D; }
.text-color { color: #F8C56D; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #F8C56D; }

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