#f0ac16

Color #f0ac16

A vivid, highly saturated medium orange.

Closest named color Goldenrod #daa520 · ΔE 9.46 Nearest Tailwind class yellow-500 #f0b100 · ΔE 2.3

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Conversions

HEX

#f0ac16

RGB

rgb(240, 172, 22)

HSL

hsl(41.3, 87.9%, 51.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(41.3, 90.8%, 94.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 28.3%, 90.8%, 5.9%)

LAB

lab(74.88, 14.13, 75.21)

LCH

lch(74.88, 76.53, 79.36)

OKLCH

oklch(78.9%, 0.1599, 79.26)

HWB

hwb(41.3, 8.6%, 5.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#165af0

Analogous

#f03f16

#f0ac16

#c7f016

Triadic

#f0ac16

#16f0ac

#ac16f0

Split-complementary

#f0ac16

#16c7f0

#3f16f0

Tetradic

#f0ac16

#5af016

#165af0

#ac16f0

Square

#f0ac16

#16f03f

#165af0

#f016c7

Shades

Color #f0ac16 mixed toward black.

#cd910d

#a4740b

#7b5708

#523a05

#291d03

Tints

Color #f0ac16 mixed toward white.

#f3ba3d

#f5c864

#f8d68b

#fae3b1

#fdf1d8

Tones

Color #f0ac16 mixed toward gray.

#dea528

#cc9e3a

#ba984d

#a7915f

#958a71

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.98:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.62:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.62:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#d6d55c · ΔE 19.3

Deuteranopia

#dade65 · ΔE 21.2

Tritanopia

#ed777c · ΔE 38.2

Achromatopsia

#b8b8b8 · ΔE 28.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #f0ac16;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#f0ac16]

Related colors

Floral White #fffaf0

Dark Goldenrod #b8860b

Goldenrod #daa520

Old Lace #fdf5e6

Wheat #f5deb3

Orange #ffa500

Frequently asked questions

#f0ac16 (#f0ac16) is rgb(240, 172, 22) in RGB.

No, #f0ac16 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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