#f59e16

Color #f59e16

A vivid, highly saturated medium orange.

Closest named color Orange #ffa500 · ΔE 6.15 Nearest Tailwind class amber-500 #fe9a00 · ΔE 2.7

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Conversions

HEX

#f59e16

RGB

rgb(245, 158, 22)

HSL

hsl(36.6, 91.8%, 52.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(36.6, 91%, 96.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 35.5%, 91%, 3.9%)

LAB

lab(72.18, 23.62, 73.46)

LCH

lch(72.18, 77.16, 72.18)

OKLCH

oklch(76.9%, 0.1629, 69.52)

HWB

hwb(36.6, 8.6%, 3.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#166df5

Analogous

#f52f16

#f59e16

#ddf516

Triadic

#f59e16

#16f59e

#9e16f5

Split-complementary

#f59e16

#16ddf5

#2f16f5

Tetradic

#f59e16

#6df516

#166df5

#9e16f5

Square

#f59e16

#16f52f

#166df5

#f516dd

Shades

Color #f59e16 mixed toward black.

#d68609

#ab6b07

#805005

#553604

#2b1b02

Tints

Color #f59e16 mixed toward white.

#f7ae3d

#f8be64

#facf8b

#fcdfb1

#fdefd8

Tones

Color #f59e16 mixed toward gray.

#e29a29

#d0963b

#bd924e

#ab8e60

#988a73

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.15:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.78:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.78:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#d5d454 · ΔE 25

Deuteranopia

#dae05c · ΔE 27.6

Tritanopia

#f26d71 · ΔE 33.6

Achromatopsia

#b1b1b1 · ΔE 28.2

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #f59e16;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#f59e16]

Related colors

Papaya Whip #ffefd5

Blanched Almond #ffebcd

Navajo White #ffdead

Moccasin #ffe4b5

Orange #ffa500

Antique White #faebd7

Frequently asked questions

#f59e16 (#f59e16) is rgb(245, 158, 22) in RGB.

No, #f59e16 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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