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#F28050 Color

#F28050 is rgb(242, 128, 80) in RGB, hsl(18, 86%, 63%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 47%, 67%, 5%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Mandarin (#F37A48), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.26. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#F28050
HEX#F28050
RGBrgb(242, 128, 80)
HSLhsl(18, 86%, 63%)
HSVhsv(18, 67%, 95%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 47%, 67%, 5%)
OKLCHoklch(71.9% 0.153 42.7)
LABlab(66.30% 42.00 46.13)
LCHlch(66.30% 62.39 47.68)

What #F28050 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 #F28050, 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.

#F28050 Channel Values

How #F28050 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 242 · G 128 · B 808-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 18° · S 86% · L 63%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 18° · S 67% · V 95%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 47% · Y 67% · K 5%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.63:1 vs white · 7.98:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #F28050 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 text2.63:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text7.98:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #F28050 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #F28050

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #F28050; 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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Analogous
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Triadic
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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #F28050

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.

Tints

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #F28050.

How #F28050 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#F28050
Protanopia#9C9C4F
Protanomaly#C4914F
Deuteranopia#B1B146
Deuteranomaly#CEA04A
Tritanopia#F47B7B
Tritanomaly#F37D6C
Achromatopsia#9F9F9F

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #F28050 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-f28050: #F28050;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #F28050;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-f28050': '#F28050' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.949, green: 0.502, blue: 0.314)
Android XML<color name="color_f28050">#F28050</color>
SVG fillfill="#F28050"

More Orange Colors

#F28050 sits in the orange family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#F28050 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #F28050?

#F28050 is a light orange — rgb(242, 128, 80) in RGB and hsl(18, 86%, 63%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Mandarin (#F37A48), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.26.

What is the RGB value of #F28050?

#F28050 is rgb(242, 128, 80) — red 242, green 128, and blue 80 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #F28050?

#F28050 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 47%, 67%, 5%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #F28050 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #F28050 scores 2.63:1 against white and 7.98:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #F28050 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #F28050 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 coral (#FF7F50) at a CIE76 distance of 6.16, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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