#f0a426

Color #f0a426

A vivid, highly saturated medium orange.

Closest named color Goldenrod #daa520 · ΔE 10.45 Nearest Tailwind class amber-500 #fe9a00 · ΔE 5.2

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Conversions

HEX

#f0a426

RGB

rgb(240, 164, 38)

HSL

hsl(37.4, 87.1%, 54.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(37.4, 84.2%, 94.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 31.7%, 84.2%, 5.9%)

LAB

lab(73.04, 18.67, 69.91)

LCH

lch(73.04, 72.36, 75.05)

OKLCH

oklch(77.4%, 0.1549, 73.46)

HWB

hwb(37.4, 14.9%, 5.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#2672f0

Analogous

#f03f26

#f0a426

#d7f026

Triadic

#f0a426

#26f0a4

#a426f0

Split-complementary

#f0a426

#26d7f0

#3f26f0

Tetradic

#f0a426

#72f026

#2672f0

#a426f0

Square

#f0a426

#26f03f

#2672f0

#f026d7

Shades

Color #f0a426 mixed toward black.

#d98d0f

#ad710c

#825409

#573806

#2b1c03

Tints

Color #f0a426 mixed toward white.

#f3b34a

#f5c26e

#f8d192

#fae1b7

#fdf0db

Tones

Color #f0a426 mixed toward gray.

#dfa037

#ce9c48

#be9758

#ad9369

#9c8f7a

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.09:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.04:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.04:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#d3d35b · ΔE 22.3

Deuteranopia

#d8dd63 · ΔE 24.3

Tritanopia

#ed7378 · ΔE 34.8

Achromatopsia

#b3b3b3 · ΔE 27.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #f0a426;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#f0a426]

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Frequently asked questions

#f0a426 (#f0a426) is rgb(240, 164, 38) in RGB.

No, #f0a426 is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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