#f2a838

Color #f2a838

A vivid, highly saturated medium orange.

Closest named color Goldenrod #daa520 · ΔE 10.74 Nearest Tailwind class amber-500 #fe9a00 · ΔE 5.6

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Conversions

HEX

#f2a838

RGB

rgb(242, 168, 56)

HSL

hsl(36.1, 87.7%, 58.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(36.1, 76.9%, 94.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 30.6%, 76.9%, 5.1%)

LAB

lab(74.3, 17.97, 65.03)

LCH

lch(74.3, 67.47, 74.55)

OKLCH

oklch(78.5%, 0.1485, 72.85)

HWB

hwb(36.1, 22%, 5.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#3882f2

Analogous

#f24b38

#f2a838

#dff238

Triadic

#f2a838

#38f2a8

#a838f2

Split-complementary

#f2a838

#38dff2

#4b38f2

Tetradic

#f2a838

#82f238

#3882f2

#a838f2

Square

#f2a838

#38f24b

#3882f2

#f238df

Shades

Color #f2a838 mixed toward black.

#e9920f

#ba750c

#8c5809

#5d3a06

#2f1d03

Tints

Color #f2a838 mixed toward white.

#f4b659

#f6c57a

#f8d39b

#fbe2bd

#fdf0de

Tones

Color #f2a838 mixed toward gray.

#e2a547

#d3a257

#c39e66

#b49b76

#a49885

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.01:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.43:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.43:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#d6d563 · ΔE 21.7

Deuteranopia

#dadf6a · ΔE 23.9

Tritanopia

#ef797d · ΔE 33.3

Achromatopsia

#b7b7b7 · ΔE 26.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #f2a838;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#f2a838]

Related colors

Blanched Almond #ffebcd

Navajo White #ffdead

Papaya Whip #ffefd5

Antique White #faebd7

Tan #d2b48c

Moccasin #ffe4b5

Frequently asked questions

#f2a838 (#f2a838) is rgb(242, 168, 56) in RGB.

No, #f2a838 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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