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#F8A04F Color

#F8A04F is rgb(248, 160, 79) in RGB, hsl(29, 92%, 64%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 35%, 68%, 3%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Rajah (#FBAB60), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.58. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#F8A04F
HEX#F8A04F
RGBrgb(248, 160, 79)
HSLhsl(29, 92%, 64%)
HSVhsv(29, 68%, 97%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 35%, 68%, 3%)
OKLCHoklch(78% 0.142 60.7)
LABlab(73.91% 28.60 55.05)
LCHlch(73.91% 62.04 62.54)

What #F8A04F 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 #F8A04F, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Rajah#FBAB60ΔE 6.58Tiger's Eye#E08D3CΔE 7.48Royal Orange#F99245ΔE 7.76Sandy Brown#F4A460ΔE 8.21Yellow Orange#FFAE42ΔE 11.5Cadmium Orange#ED872DΔE 12.22

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

#F8A04F Channel Values

How #F8A04F 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 160 · B 798-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 29° · S 92% · L 64%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 29° · S 68% · V 97%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 35% · Y 68% · K 3%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.07:1 vs white · 10.13:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #F8A04F 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 text2.07:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text10.13:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #F8A04F in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #F8A04F

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #F8A04F; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#F8A04F
Complementary
#4FA6F8
Analogous
#F84F52
Analogous
#F8F54F
Triadic
#4FF8A0
Triadic
#A04FF8
Split comp.
#4FF8F5
Split comp.
#4F52F8

Tints & Shades of #F8A04F

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

#F9AE67
#FABB80
#FBC898
#FCD2AC
#FDDFC4
#FEEDDD

Shades

#F68923
#E6740A
#BA5E08
#934A06
#673404
#402003

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #F8A04F.

How #F8A04F 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#F8A04F
Protanopia#B3B34E
Protanomaly#D2AC4E
Deuteranopia#C3C346
Deuteranomaly#DAB64A
Tritanopia#FC9999
Tritanomaly#FA9C82
Achromatopsia#B4B4B4

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #F8A04F in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-f8a04f: #F8A04F;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #F8A04F;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-f8a04f': '#F8A04F' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.973, green: 0.627, blue: 0.310)
Android XML<color name="color_f8a04f">#F8A04F</color>
SVG fillfill="#F8A04F"

More Orange Colors

#F8A04F sits in the orange family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

8b7d6bfff9f5967969fff9f0987456fff8f0987654fff8eb9b7653fff7ed9c8b6efff7ebc8ad7fdba875e3dac9eba675f1ddcff8dcd3fcf5eeff681fff9933ffb83dffd68affe7d1

#F8A04F Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #F8A04F?

#F8A04F is a light orange — rgb(248, 160, 79) in RGB and hsl(29, 92%, 64%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Rajah (#FBAB60), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.58.

What is the RGB value of #F8A04F?

#F8A04F is rgb(248, 160, 79) — red 248, green 160, and blue 79 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #F8A04F?

#F8A04F converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 35%, 68%, 3%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #F8A04F be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #F8A04F scores 2.07:1 against white and 10.13:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #F8A04F as a CSS color keyword?

No. #F8A04F 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 8.21, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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