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#F89B4F Color

#F89B4F is rgb(248, 155, 79) in RGB, hsl(27, 92%, 64%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 38%, 68%, 3%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Royal Orange (#F99245), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.58. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#F89B4F
HEX#F89B4F
RGBrgb(248, 155, 79)
HSLhsl(27, 92%, 64%)
HSVhsv(27, 68%, 97%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 38%, 68%, 3%)
OKLCHoklch(77.1% 0.143 57.5)
LABlab(72.80% 31.09 53.89)
LCHlch(72.80% 62.21 60.02)

What #F89B4F 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 #F89B4F, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Royal Orange#F99245ΔE 5.58Tiger's Eye#E08D3CΔE 7.26Rajah#FBAB60ΔE 8.1Sandy Brown#F4A460ΔE 8.6Cadmium Orange#ED872DΔE 11.14Atomic Tangerine#FF9966ΔE 11.34

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

#F89B4F Channel Values

How #F89B4F 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 155 · B 798-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 27° · S 92% · L 64%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 27° · S 68% · V 97%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 38% · Y 68% · K 3%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.14:1 vs white · 9.79:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #F89B4F 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 text2.14:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text9.79:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #F89B4F in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #F89B4F

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #F89B4F; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#F89B4F
Complementary
#4FACF8
Analogous
#F84F57
Analogous
#F8EF4F
Triadic
#4FF89B
Triadic
#9B4FF8
Split comp.
#4FF8EF
Split comp.
#4F57F8

Tints & Shades of #F89B4F

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

#F9A967
#FAB780
#FBC598
#FCD0AC
#FDDEC4
#FEECDD

Shades

#F68223
#E66D0A
#BA5808
#934506
#673104
#401E03

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #F89B4F.

How #F89B4F 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#F89B4F
Protanopia#B0B04E
Protanomaly#D1A84E
Deuteranopia#C0C046
Deuteranomaly#D9B34A
Tritanopia#FC9494
Tritanomaly#FA977E
Achromatopsia#B1B1B1

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #F89B4F in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-f89b4f: #F89B4F;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #F89B4F;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-f89b4f': '#F89B4F' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.973, green: 0.608, blue: 0.310)
Android XML<color name="color_f89b4f">#F89B4F</color>
SVG fillfill="#F89B4F"

More Orange Colors

#F89B4F sits in the orange family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

8b7d6bfff9f5967969fff9f0987456fff8f0987654fff8eb9b7653fff7ed9c8b6efff7ebc8ad7fdba875e3dac9eba675f1ddcff8dcd3fcf5eeff681fff9933ffb83dffd68affe7d1

#F89B4F Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #F89B4F?

#F89B4F is a light orange — rgb(248, 155, 79) in RGB and hsl(27, 92%, 64%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Royal Orange (#F99245), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.58.

What is the RGB value of #F89B4F?

#F89B4F is rgb(248, 155, 79) — red 248, green 155, and blue 79 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #F89B4F?

#F89B4F converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 38%, 68%, 3%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #F89B4F be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #F89B4F scores 2.14:1 against white and 9.79:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #F89B4F as a CSS color keyword?

No. #F89B4F 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 sandybrown (#F4A460) at a CIE76 distance of 8.6, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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Keep exploring: every orange in the color library, the guide to shades of orange, or the full color library.