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#F8915D Color

#F8915D is rgb(248, 145, 93) in RGB, hsl(20, 92%, 67%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 42%, 63%, 3%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Atomic Tangerine (#FF9966), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 3.05. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#F8915D
HEX#F8915D
RGBrgb(248, 145, 93)
HSLhsl(20, 92%, 67%)
HSVhsv(20, 63%, 97%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 42%, 63%, 3%)
OKLCHoklch(75.6% 0.142 46.6)
LABlab(70.77% 36.62 44.79)
LCHlch(70.77% 57.86 50.73)

What #F8915D 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 #F8915D, 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.

#F8915D Channel Values

How #F8915D 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 145 · B 938-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 20° · S 92% · L 67%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 20° · S 63% · V 97%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 42% · Y 63% · 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 #F8915D 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 #F8915D

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #F8915D; 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 #F8915D

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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Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #F8915D.

How #F8915D 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#F8915D
Protanopia#A9A95C
Protanomaly#CDA05C
Deuteranopia#BCBC55
Deuteranomaly#D6AC58
Tritanopia#FB8C8C
Tritanomaly#FA8E7C
Achromatopsia#ACACAC

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Using #F8915D in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-f8915d: #F8915D;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #F8915D;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-f8915d': '#F8915D' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.973, green: 0.569, blue: 0.365)
Android XML<color name="color_f8915d">#F8915D</color>
SVG fillfill="#F8915D"

More Orange Colors

#F8915D sits in the orange family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#F8915D Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #F8915D?

#F8915D is a light orange — rgb(248, 145, 93) in RGB and hsl(20, 92%, 67%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Atomic Tangerine (#FF9966), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 3.05.

What is the RGB value of #F8915D?

#F8915D is rgb(248, 145, 93) — red 248, green 145, and blue 93 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #F8915D?

#F8915D converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 42%, 63%, 3%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #F8915D be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #F8915D 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 #F8915D as a CSS color keyword?

No. #F8915D 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 10.91, which is visibly different.

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