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#F68965 Color

#F68965 is rgb(246, 137, 101) in RGB, hsl(15, 89%, 68%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 44%, 59%, 4%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Burnt Sienna (#E97451), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.03. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#F68965
HEX#F68965
RGBrgb(246, 137, 101)
HSLhsl(15, 89%, 68%)
HSVhsv(15, 59%, 96%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 44%, 59%, 4%)
OKLCHoklch(74.1% 0.142 38.9)
LABlab(68.92% 40.13 38.37)
LCHlch(68.92% 55.53 43.71)

What #F68965 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 #F68965, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Burnt Sienna#E97451ΔE 8.03Atomic Tangerine#FF9966ΔE 8.16Terracotta#E2725BΔE 9.35Big Foot Feet#E88E5AΔE 9.49Light Salmon#FFA07AΔE 9.64Papaya#FF9E80ΔE 10.38

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

#F68965 Channel Values

How #F68965 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 246 · G 137 · B 1018-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 15° · S 89% · L 68%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 15° · S 59% · V 96%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 44% · Y 59% · K 4%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.42:1 vs white · 8.68:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #F68965 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 text2.42:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text8.68:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #F68965 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #F68965

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #F68965; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#F68965
Complementary
#65D2F6
Analogous
#F66589
Analogous
#F6D265
Triadic
#65F689
Triadic
#8965F6
Split comp.
#65F6D2
Split comp.
#6589F6

Tints & Shades of #F68965

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

#F79878
#F9AA90
#FAB9A3
#FBC8B7
#FCD6CA
#FDE9E2

Shades

#F36839
#F1470E
#C63A0C
#952C09
#6A1F06
#3F1204

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #F68965.

How #F68965 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#F68965
Protanopia#A3A364
Protanomaly#CA9964
Deuteranopia#B7B75E
Deuteranomaly#D3A661
Tritanopia#F88585
Tritanomaly#F7877A
Achromatopsia#A7A7A7

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #F68965 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-f68965: #F68965;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #F68965;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-f68965': '#F68965' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.965, green: 0.537, blue: 0.396)
Android XML<color name="color_f68965">#F68965</color>
SVG fillfill="#F68965"

More Orange Colors

#F68965 sits in the orange family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#F68965 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #F68965?

#F68965 is a light orange — rgb(246, 137, 101) in RGB and hsl(15, 89%, 68%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Burnt Sienna (#E97451), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.03.

What is the RGB value of #F68965?

#F68965 is rgb(246, 137, 101) — red 246, green 137, and blue 101 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #F68965?

#F68965 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 44%, 59%, 4%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #F68965 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #F68965 scores 2.42:1 against white and 8.68:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #F68965 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #F68965 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 lightsalmon (#FFA07A) at a CIE76 distance of 9.64, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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