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#F8906D Color

#F8906D is rgb(248, 144, 109) in RGB, hsl(15, 91%, 70%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 42%, 56%, 3%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Light Salmon (#FFA07A), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.38. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#F8906D
HEX#F8906D
RGBrgb(248, 144, 109)
HSLhsl(15, 91%, 70%)
HSVhsv(15, 56%, 97%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 42%, 56%, 3%)
OKLCHoklch(75.7% 0.135 39.3)
LABlab(70.74% 37.91 36.41)
LCHlch(70.74% 52.57 43.84)

What #F8906D 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 #F8906D, 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.

#F8906D Channel Values

How #F8906D 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 248 · G 144 · B 1098-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 15° · S 91% · L 70%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 15° · S 56% · V 97%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 42% · Y 56% · K 3%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.28:1 vs white · 9.2:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #F8906D 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 text2.28:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text9.2:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #F8906D

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #F8906D; 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 #F8906D

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 #F8906D.

How #F8906D 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#F8906D
Protanopia#A8A86C
Protanomaly#CD9F6C
Deuteranopia#BBBB67
Deuteranomaly#D6AB69
Tritanopia#FA8C8C
Tritanomaly#F98E81
Achromatopsia#ACACAC

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #F8906D in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-f8906d: #F8906D;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #F8906D;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-f8906d': '#F8906D' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.973, green: 0.565, blue: 0.427)
Android XML<color name="color_f8906d">#F8906D</color>
SVG fillfill="#F8906D"

More Orange Colors

#F8906D sits in the orange family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#F8906D Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #F8906D?

#F8906D is a light orange — rgb(248, 144, 109) in RGB and hsl(15, 91%, 70%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Light Salmon (#FFA07A), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.38.

What is the RGB value of #F8906D?

#F8906D is rgb(248, 144, 109) — red 248, green 144, and blue 109 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #F8906D?

#F8906D converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 42%, 56%, 3%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #F8906D be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #F8906D scores 2.28:1 against white and 9.2:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #F8906D as a CSS color keyword?

No. #F8906D 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 6.38, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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