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#F58505 Color

#F58505 is rgb(245, 133, 5) in RGB, hsl(32, 96%, 49%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 46%, 98%, 4%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Tangerine (#F28500), below the threshold most people can see at ΔE 1.31. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#F58505
HEX#F58505
RGBrgb(245, 133, 5)
HSLhsl(32, 96%, 49%)
HSVhsv(32, 98%, 96%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 46%, 98%, 4%)
OKLCHoklch(72.6% 0.174 57.4)
LABlab(67.38% 39.24 72.98)
LCHlch(67.38% 82.87 61.73)

What #F58505 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 #F58505, 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.

#F58505 Channel Values

How #F58505 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 245 · G 133 · B 58-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 32° · S 96% · L 49%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 32° · S 98% · V 96%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 46% · Y 98% · K 4%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.55:1 vs white · 8.24:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #F58505 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 text2.55:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text8.24:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #F58505

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #F58505; 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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Tints & Shades of #F58505

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 #F58505.

How #F58505 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#F58505
Protanopia#A0A000
Protanomaly#C89600
Deuteranopia#B4B400
Deuteranomaly#D1A400
Tritanopia#F87D7D
Tritanomaly#F78063
Achromatopsia#A2A2A2

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #F58505 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-f58505: #F58505;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #F58505;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-f58505': '#F58505' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.961, green: 0.522, blue: 0.020)
Android XML<color name="color_f58505">#F58505</color>
SVG fillfill="#F58505"

More Orange Colors

#F58505 sits in the orange family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#F58505 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #F58505?

#F58505 is a mid-tone orange — rgb(245, 133, 5) in RGB and hsl(32, 96%, 49%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Tangerine (#F28500), which is below the threshold most people can see at a CIE76 distance of 1.31.

What is the RGB value of #F58505?

#F58505 is rgb(245, 133, 5) — red 245, green 133, and blue 5 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #F58505?

#F58505 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 46%, 98%, 4%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #F58505 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #F58505 scores 2.55:1 against white and 8.24:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #F58505 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #F58505 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 4.24, which is very hard to tell apart.

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