#f8b499

Color #f8b499

A vivid, highly saturated light orange.

Closest named color Dark Salmon #e9967a · ΔE 12.13 Nearest Tailwind class red-300 #ffa2a2 · ΔE 11.2

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Conversions

HEX

#f8b499

RGB

rgb(248, 180, 153)

HSL

hsl(17.1, 87.2%, 78.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(17.1, 38.3%, 97.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 27.4%, 38.3%, 2.7%)

LAB

lab(78.99, 21.36, 23.54)

LCH

lch(78.99, 31.79, 47.78)

OKLCH

oklch(82.7%, 0.088, 42.56)

HWB

hwb(17.1, 60%, 2.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#99ddf8

Analogous

#f899ad

#f8b499

#f8e499

Triadic

#f8b499

#99f8b4

#b499f8

Split-complementary

#f8b499

#99f8e4

#99adf8

Tetradic

#f8b499

#ddf899

#99ddf8

#b499f8

Square

#f8b499

#adf899

#99ddf8

#e499f8

Shades

Color #f8b499 mixed toward black.

#f4865a

#ef581c

#bc3f0d

#7d2a09

#3f1504

Tints

Color #f8b499 mixed toward white.

#f9c0aa

#facdbb

#fcd9cc

#fde6dd

#fef2ee

Tones

Color #f8b499 mixed toward gray.

#f0b7a1

#e8bba9

#e0beb1

#d8c2b9

#d0c5c0

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.75:1

Aa Black text on this color

11.98:1

Black text reads better on this background (11.98:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#dedda0 · ΔE 25.9

Deuteranopia

#e2e6a2 · ΔE 28.3

Tritanopia

#f5a5a7 · ΔE 11.3

Achromatopsia

#c4c4c4 · ΔE 20.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #f8b499;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#f8b499]

Related colors

Light Salmon #ffa07a

Orange Red #ff4500

Coral #ff7f50

Dark Salmon #e9967a

Sienna #a0522d

Seashell #fff5ee

Frequently asked questions

#f8b499 (#f8b499) is rgb(248, 180, 153) in RGB.

No, #f8b499 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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