#f8b300

Color #f8b300

A vivid, highly saturated medium orange.

Closest named color Orange #ffa500 · ΔE 10.65 Nearest Tailwind class amber-400 #ffb900 · ΔE 1.6

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Conversions

HEX

#f8b300

RGB

rgb(248, 179, 0)

HSL

hsl(43.3, 100%, 48.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(43.3, 100%, 97.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 27.8%, 100%, 2.7%)

LAB

lab(77.4, 13.65, 80.21)

LCH

lch(77.4, 81.36, 80.34)

OKLCH

oklch(81%, 0.1675, 80.62)

HWB

hwb(43.3, 0%, 2.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#0045f8

Analogous

#f83700

#f8b300

#c1f800

Triadic

#f8b300

#00f8b3

#b300f8

Split-complementary

#f8b300

#00c1f8

#3700f8

Tetradic

#f8b300

#45f800

#0045f8

#b300f8

Square

#f8b300

#00f837

#0045f8

#f800c1

Shades

Color #f8b300 mixed toward black.

#cf9500

#a57700

#7c5900

#533c00

#291e00

Tints

Color #f8b300 mixed toward white.

#ffc225

#ffce50

#ffdb7c

#ffe7a8

#fff3d3

Tones

Color #f8b300 mixed toward gray.

#e3aa15

#cfa129

#ba973e

#a58e53

#918567

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.84:1

Aa Black text on this color

11.44:1

Black text reads better on this background (11.44:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#dedd5d · ΔE 19.1

Deuteranopia

#e1e667 · ΔE 21.2

Tritanopia

#f57a80 · ΔE 40.2

Achromatopsia

#bfbfbf · ΔE 28.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #f8b300;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#f8b300]

Related colors

Goldenrod #daa520

Dark Goldenrod #b8860b

Floral White #fffaf0

Old Lace #fdf5e6

Wheat #f5deb3

Orange #ffa500

Frequently asked questions

#f8b300 (#f8b300) is rgb(248, 179, 0) in RGB.

No, #f8b300 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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