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#F16A09 Color

#F16A09 is rgb(241, 106, 9) in RGB, hsl(25, 93%, 49%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 56%, 96%, 5%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Spanish Orange (#E86100), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 3.24. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#F16A09
HEX#F16A09
RGBrgb(241, 106, 9)
HSLhsl(25, 93%, 49%)
HSVhsv(25, 96%, 95%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 56%, 96%, 5%)
OKLCHoklch(68% 0.187 46.5)
LABlab(61.59% 50.36 68.87)
LCHlch(61.59% 85.32 53.82)

What #F16A09 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #F16A09, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every orange in the library.

#F16A09 Channel Values

How #F16A09 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 241 · G 106 · B 98-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 25° · S 93% · L 49%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 25° · S 96% · V 95%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 56% · Y 96% · K 5%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.09:1 vs white · 6.81:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #F16A09 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text3.09:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text6.81:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #F16A09

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #F16A09; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Tints & Shades of #F16A09

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

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Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #F16A09.

How #F16A09 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#F16A09
Protanopia#8E8E00
Protanomaly#BE8102
Deuteranopia#A7A700
Deuteranomaly#C99300
Tritanopia#F36464
Tritanomaly#F2664E
Achromatopsia#939393

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #F16A09 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-f16a09: #F16A09;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #F16A09;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-f16a09': '#F16A09' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.945, green: 0.416, blue: 0.035)
Android XML<color name="color_f16a09">#F16A09</color>
SVG fillfill="#F16A09"

More Orange Colors

#F16A09 sits in the orange family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#F16A09 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #F16A09?

#F16A09 is a mid-tone orange — rgb(241, 106, 9) in RGB and hsl(25, 93%, 49%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Spanish Orange (#E86100), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 3.24.

What is the RGB value of #F16A09?

#F16A09 is rgb(241, 106, 9) — red 241, green 106, and blue 9 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #F16A09?

#F16A09 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 56%, 96%, 5%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #F16A09 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #F16A09 scores 3.09:1 against white and 6.81:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #F16A09 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #F16A09 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is darkorange (#FF8C00) at a CIE76 distance of 15.44, which is visibly different.

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