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#F98901 Color

#F98901 is rgb(249, 137, 1) in RGB, hsl(33, 99%, 49%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 45%, 100%, 2%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Neon Tangerine (#F6890A), below the threshold most people can see at ΔE 2.08. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#F98901
HEX#F98901
RGBrgb(249, 137, 1)
HSLhsl(33, 99%, 49%)
HSVhsv(33, 100%, 98%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 45%, 100%, 2%)
OKLCHoklch(73.8% 0.176 58.4)
LABlab(68.76% 38.87 74.64)
LCHlch(68.76% 84.16 62.49)

What #F98901 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 #F98901, 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.

#F98901 Channel Values

How #F98901 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 249 · G 137 · B 18-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 33° · S 99% · L 49%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 33° · S 100% · V 98%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 45% · Y 100% · K 2%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.44:1 vs white · 8.61:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #F98901 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 text2.44:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text8.61:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #F98901

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #F98901; 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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Tints & Shades of #F98901

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 #F98901.

How #F98901 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#F98901
Protanopia#A4A400
Protanomaly#CB9A00
Deuteranopia#B8B800
Deuteranomaly#D5A700
Tritanopia#FD8181
Tritanomaly#FB8465
Achromatopsia#A6A6A6

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #F98901 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-f98901: #F98901;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #F98901;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-f98901': '#F98901' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.976, green: 0.537, blue: 0.004)
Android XML<color name="color_f98901">#F98901</color>
SVG fillfill="#F98901"

More Orange Colors

#F98901 sits in the orange family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#F98901 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #F98901?

#F98901 is a mid-tone orange — rgb(249, 137, 1) in RGB and hsl(33, 99%, 49%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Neon Tangerine (#F6890A), which is below the threshold most people can see at a CIE76 distance of 2.08.

What is the RGB value of #F98901?

#F98901 is rgb(249, 137, 1) — red 249, green 137, and blue 1 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #F98901?

#F98901 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 45%, 100%, 2%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #F98901 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #F98901 scores 2.44:1 against white and 8.61:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #F98901 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #F98901 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 darkorange (#FF8C00) at a CIE76 distance of 2.24, which is below the threshold most people can see.

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