#FFA816

A medium, vivid orange closely aligning with Orange.

About #FFA816

Visually, #FFA816 is defined as a vivid orange. Designers often compare it to the standard color Orange. In the RGB color space, it consists of 255 red, 168 green, and 22 blue.

Translating this color to physical media requires the CMYK color model. The color uses 0% Cyan, 34% Magenta, 91% Yellow, and 0% Black. The HSL representation is 37.6° hue, 100.0% saturation, and 54.3% lightness.

Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) dictate how we should use this color. The calculated luminance score dictates that #000000 typography is the safest choice. Be sure to check our contrast matrix below to see exactly how it performs against common backgrounds.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#FFA816
RGB255, 168, 22
HSL37.6°, 100.0%, 54.3%
CMYK0%, 34%, 91%, 0%
HSV37.6°, 91.4%, 100.0%
LAB75.7, 22.6, 76.5
XYZ55.4, 49.3, 7.4
Decimal16754710

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

1.93:1
Text on #FFFFFF
FAIL
10.86:1
Text on #000000
AAA
1.85:1
Text on #F8FAFC
FAIL
9.24:1
Text on #0F172A
AAA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #FFA816; }
.text-color { color: #FFA816; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #FFA816; }

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