#f5a62a

Color #f5a62a

A vivid, highly saturated medium orange.

Closest named color Orange #ffa500 · ΔE 10.03 Nearest Tailwind class amber-500 #fe9a00 · ΔE 4.7

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Conversions

HEX

#f5a62a

RGB

rgb(245, 166, 42)

HSL

hsl(36.7, 91%, 56.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(36.7, 82.9%, 96.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 32.2%, 82.9%, 3.9%)

LAB

lab(74.1, 19.83, 69.83)

LCH

lch(74.1, 72.59, 74.15)

OKLCH

oklch(78.4%, 0.1563, 72.27)

HWB

hwb(36.7, 16.5%, 3.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#2a79f5

Analogous

#f5412a

#f5a62a

#def52a

Triadic

#f5a62a

#2af5a6

#a62af5

Split-complementary

#f5a62a

#2adef5

#412af5

Tetradic

#f5a62a

#79f52a

#2a79f5

#a62af5

Square

#f5a62a

#2af541

#2a79f5

#f52ade

Shades

Color #f5a62a mixed toward black.

#e5900b

#b77309

#895606

#5b3a04

#2e1d02

Tints

Color #f5a62a mixed toward white.

#f7b54e

#f8c471

#fad395

#fce1b8

#fdf0dc

Tones

Color #f5a62a mixed toward gray.

#e4a23b

#d39f4c

#c29b5d

#b1976e

#a0937f

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.02:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.37:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.37:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#d7d75d · ΔE 23.1

Deuteranopia

#dce165 · ΔE 25

Tritanopia

#f2757a · ΔE 34.4

Achromatopsia

#b6b6b6 · ΔE 27.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #f5a62a;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#f5a62a]

Related colors

Papaya Whip #ffefd5

Blanched Almond #ffebcd

Navajo White #ffdead

Moccasin #ffe4b5

Orange #ffa500

Old Lace #fdf5e6

Frequently asked questions

#f5a62a (#f5a62a) is rgb(245, 166, 42) in RGB.

No, #f5a62a 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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