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#F8A809

#f8a809 ≈ Orange

  • orange
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#f8a809 is a color from the orange family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 97.25% red, 65.88% green and 3.53% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 32.26% magenta, 96.37% yellow and 2.75% black. Its hue angle is 39.92°, with 94.47% saturation and 50.39% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, often associated with enthusiasm, warmth and creativity. Designers typically use it for call-to-action buttons and food and restaurant brands. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 10.6:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Orange (#ffa500), ΔE 2.35.

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Relative luminance0.4798

Complementary

  1. #f8a809
  2. #0959f8

Split complementary

  1. #f8a809
  2. #09d0f8
  3. #3109f8

Analogous

  1. #f83109
  2. #f8a809
  3. #d0f809

Triadic

  1. #f8a809
  2. #09f8a8
  3. #a809f8

Tetradic

  1. #f8a809
  2. #59f809
  3. #0959f8
  4. #a809f8

Square

  1. #f8a809
  2. #09f831
  3. #0959f8
  4. #f809d0

Monochromatic

  1. #654403
  2. #af7605
  3. #f8a809
  4. #fac253
  5. #fcdd9e

Shades

#f8a809 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #f8a809
  2. #df9708
  3. #c68607
  4. #ae7606
  5. #956505
  6. #7c5405
  7. #634304
  8. #4a3203
  9. #322202
  10. #191101
  11. #000000

Tints

#f8a809 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #f8a809
  2. #f9b122
  3. #f9b93a
  4. #fac253
  5. #fbcb6b
  6. #fcd484
  7. #fcdc9d
  8. #fde5b5
  9. #feeece
  10. #fef6e6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#f8a809 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #f8a809
  2. #eca415
  3. #e0a021
  4. #d49c2d
  5. #c89839
  6. #bc9445
  7. #b09050
  8. #a48c5c
  9. #988868
  10. #8c8474
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.98:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.6:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b8b8b8 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d5b292 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c4ad00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d7c017 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff938f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #dbab00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e5b712 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ff9c71 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-f8a809 {
  color: #f8a809;
}
Background
.bg-f8a809 {
  background-color: #f8a809;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-f8a809 {
  border: 2px solid #f8a809;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #f8a809;
  --color-primary-rgb: 248 168 9;
  --color-primary-hsl: 40 94% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-f8a809 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #f8a809, #d0f809);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-f8a809 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(248 168 9 / 0.35);
}

#ffa500 Orange ΔE 2.35 #eaa221 Marigold ΔE 2.84 #e49b0f Gamboge ΔE 4.26 #ff9f00 Orange Peel ΔE 4.28 #ffae42 Yellow Orange ΔE 4.37 #ffb347 Pastel Orange ΔE 4.37 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 6.76 #0757f6 Inverted #b8b8b8 Grayscale 

Orange
#f8a809  rgb(248, 168, 9)  hsl(40, 94%, 50%)  Orange
#0959f8  rgb(9, 89, 248)  hsl(220, 94%, 50%)  Ultramarine Blue
#09f8a8  rgb(9, 248, 168)  hsl(160, 94%, 50%)  Medium Spring Green
#a809f8  rgb(168, 9, 248)  hsl(280, 94%, 50%)  Vivid Violet