#F0A542 Color

#F0A542 is rgb(240, 165, 66) in RGB and hsl(34, 85%, 60%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is SandyBrown. Black text is most readable on this background.

#F0A542

HEX#F0A542

RGBrgb(240, 165, 66)

HSLhsl(34, 85%, 60%)

HSVhsv(34, 73%, 94%)

OKLCHoklch(77.8% 0.142 70)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 31%, 73%, 6%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #F0A542 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.07:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text10.17:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #F0A542 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#F0A542 Complementary#428DF0 Analogous#F04E42 Analogous#E4F042 Triadic#42F0A5 Triadic#A542F0

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #F0A542, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#F2B05A #F4BD76 #F6C98E #F8D6AA #FAE2C2 #FCEFDE

Shades

#ED921D #D07D11 #AA660E #844F0B #5E3908 #392205

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