#f8a000

Color #f8a000

A vivid, highly saturated medium orange.

Closest named color Orange #ffa500 · ΔE 2.63 Nearest Tailwind class amber-500 #fe9a00 · ΔE 3.2

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Conversions

HEX

#f8a000

RGB

rgb(248, 160, 0)

HSL

hsl(38.7, 100%, 48.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(38.7, 100%, 97.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 35.5%, 100%, 2.7%)

LAB

lab(72.96, 23.61, 77.25)

LCH

lch(72.96, 80.78, 73.01)

OKLCH

oklch(77.6%, 0.1675, 70.5)

HWB

hwb(38.7, 0%, 2.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#0058f8

Analogous

#f82400

#f8a000

#d4f800

Triadic

#f8a000

#00f8a0

#a000f8

Split-complementary

#f8a000

#00d4f8

#2400f8

Tetradic

#f8a000

#58f800

#0058f8

#a000f8

Square

#f8a000

#00f824

#0058f8

#f800d4

Shades

Color #f8a000 mixed toward black.

#cf8500

#a56b00

#7c5000

#533500

#291b00

Tints

Color #f8a000 mixed toward white.

#ffb125

#ffc150

#ffd07c

#ffe0a8

#ffefd3

Tones

Color #f8a000 mixed toward gray.

#e39a15

#cf9429

#ba8e3e

#a58853

#918267

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.1:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.02:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.02:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#d8d752 · ΔE 24.9

Deuteranopia

#dce25b · ΔE 27.4

Tritanopia

#f56d72 · ΔE 35

Achromatopsia

#b3b3b3 · ΔE 28.7

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #f8a000;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#f8a000]

Related colors

Orange #ffa500

Old Lace #fdf5e6

Wheat #f5deb3

Moccasin #ffe4b5

Floral White #fffaf0

Papaya Whip #ffefd5

Frequently asked questions

#f8a000 (#f8a000) is rgb(248, 160, 0) in RGB.

No, #f8a000 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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