#f0a817

Color #f0a817

A vivid, highly saturated medium orange.

Closest named color Orange #ffa500 · ΔE 9.03 Nearest Tailwind class yellow-500 #f0b100 · ΔE 3.8

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Conversions

HEX

#f0a817

RGB

rgb(240, 168, 23)

HSL

hsl(40.1, 87.9%, 51.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(40.1, 90.4%, 94.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 30%, 90.4%, 5.9%)

LAB

lab(73.93, 16.25, 74.3)

LCH

lch(73.93, 76.06, 77.66)

OKLCH

oklch(78.1%, 0.1593, 76.94)

HWB

hwb(40.1, 9%, 5.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#175ff0

Analogous

#f03c17

#f0a817

#ccf017

Triadic

#f0a817

#17f0a8

#a817f0

Split-complementary

#f0a817

#17ccf0

#3c17f0

Tetradic

#f0a817

#5ff017

#175ff0

#a817f0

Square

#f0a817

#17f03c

#175ff0

#f017cc

Shades

Color #f0a817 mixed toward black.

#ce8e0d

#a5720b

#7c5508

#523905

#291c03

Tints

Color #f0a817 mixed toward white.

#f3b73e

#f5c564

#f8d48b

#fae2b2

#fdf1d8

Tones

Color #f0a817 mixed toward gray.

#dea229

#cc9c3b

#ba964d

#a8905f

#968a71

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.04:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.32:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.32:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#d5d45a · ΔE 20.5

Deuteranopia

#d9de63 · ΔE 22.7

Tritanopia

#ed7479 · ΔE 37.1

Achromatopsia

#b6b6b6 · ΔE 28.1

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #f0a817;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#f0a817]

Related colors

Floral White #fffaf0

Old Lace #fdf5e6

Wheat #f5deb3

Orange #ffa500

Moccasin #ffe4b5

Dark Goldenrod #b8860b

Frequently asked questions

#f0a817 (#f0a817) is rgb(240, 168, 23) in RGB.

No, #f0a817 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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