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#F8A144 Color

#F8A144 is rgb(248, 161, 68) in RGB, hsl(31, 93%, 62%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 35%, 73%, 3%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Yellow Orange (#FFAE42), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.11. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#F8A144
HEX#F8A144
RGBrgb(248, 161, 68)
HSLhsl(31, 93%, 62%)
HSVhsv(31, 73%, 97%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 35%, 73%, 3%)
OKLCHoklch(78% 0.147 64)
LABlab(74.05% 27.72 60.08)
LCHlch(74.05% 66.16 65.23)

What #F8A144 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 #F8A144, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Yellow Orange#FFAE42ΔE 7.11Pastel Orange#FFB347ΔE 8.7Neon Carrot#FF9933ΔE 8.96Tiger's Eye#E08D3CΔE 9.13Royal Orange#F99245ΔE 9.16Carrot Orange#ED9121ΔE 9.63

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

#F8A144 Channel Values

How #F8A144 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 161 · B 688-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 31° · S 93% · L 62%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 31° · S 73% · V 97%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 35% · Y 73% · K 3%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.06:1 vs white · 10.17:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #F8A144 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 text2.06:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text10.17:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #F8A144 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #F8A144

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #F8A144; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#F8A144
Complementary
#449BF8
Analogous
#F84744
Analogous
#F5F844
Triadic
#44F8A1
Triadic
#A144F8
Split comp.
#44F5F8
Split comp.
#4744F8

Tints & Shades of #F8A144

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

#F9AD5D
#FABA75
#FBC68E
#FCD5AB
#FDE1C4
#FEEEDD

Shades

#F78D1D
#DD7608
#B66107
#8F4C05
#673704
#3B2002

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #F8A144.

How #F8A144 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#F8A144
Protanopia#B4B442
Protanomaly#D3AD43
Deuteranopia#C4C439
Deuteranomaly#DBB73E
Tritanopia#FC9999
Tritanomaly#FB9C80
Achromatopsia#B4B4B4

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #F8A144 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-f8a144: #F8A144;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #F8A144;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-f8a144': '#F8A144' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.973, green: 0.631, blue: 0.267)
Android XML<color name="color_f8a144">#F8A144</color>
SVG fillfill="#F8A144"

More Orange Colors

#F8A144 sits in the orange family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#F8A144 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #F8A144?

#F8A144 is a light orange — rgb(248, 161, 68) in RGB and hsl(31, 93%, 62%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Yellow Orange (#FFAE42), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.11.

What is the RGB value of #F8A144?

#F8A144 is rgb(248, 161, 68) — red 248, green 161, and blue 68 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #F8A144?

#F8A144 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 35%, 73%, 3%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #F8A144 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #F8A144 scores 2.06:1 against white and 10.17:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #F8A144 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #F8A144 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 12.86, which is visibly different.

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