#f59f00

Color #f59f00

A vivid, highly saturated medium orange.

Closest named color Orange #ffa500 · ΔE 3.58 Nearest Tailwind class amber-500 #fe9a00 · ΔE 3.5

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Conversions

HEX

#f59f00

RGB

rgb(245, 159, 0)

HSL

hsl(38.9, 100%, 48%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(38.9, 100%, 96.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 35.1%, 100%, 3.9%)

LAB

lab(72.37, 22.87, 76.69)

LCH

lch(72.37, 80.03, 73.39)

OKLCH

oklch(77%, 0.1658, 71.03)

HWB

hwb(38.9, 0%, 3.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#0056f5

Analogous

#f52400

#f59f00

#d0f500

Triadic

#f59f00

#00f59f

#9f00f5

Split-complementary

#f59f00

#00d0f5

#2400f5

Tetradic

#f59f00

#56f500

#0056f5

#9f00f5

Square

#f59f00

#00f524

#0056f5

#f500d0

Shades

Color #f59f00 mixed toward black.

#cc8400

#a36a00

#7a4f00

#523500

#291a00

Tints

Color #f59f00 mixed toward white.

#ffb122

#ffc14e

#ffd07a

#ffe0a7

#ffefd3

Tones

Color #f59f00 mixed toward gray.

#e09914

#cc9329

#b88d3d

#a38752

#8f8066

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.13:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.84:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.84:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#d5d552 · ΔE 24.7

Deuteranopia

#dae05b · ΔE 27

Tritanopia

#f26c71 · ΔE 35.1

Achromatopsia

#b1b1b1 · ΔE 28.6

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #f59f00;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#f59f00]

Related colors

Orange #ffa500

Old Lace #fdf5e6

Wheat #f5deb3

Moccasin #ffe4b5

Floral White #fffaf0

Papaya Whip #ffefd5

Frequently asked questions

#f59f00 (#f59f00) is rgb(245, 159, 0) in RGB.

No, #f59f00 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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