#F0A559#F0A559
#F0A559 is a light, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.462; OKLCH L 78.0% C 0.128 H 64.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.23:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #F0A559 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(240, 165, 89) |
| HSL | hsl(30, 83%, 65%) |
| HSV | hsv(30, 63%, 94%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 31.2%, 62.9%, 5.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(73.65, 20.40, 49.78) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(73.65, 53.79, 67.71°) |
| OKLab | oklab(78.04% 0.0555 0.1153) |
| OKLCH | oklch(78.04% 0.128 64.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(51.1969, 46.1611, 15.6629) |
| Luminance | 0.4616 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Sandybrown
#F4A460
ΔE00 2.52
Pale Orange
#FFA756
ΔE00 2.93
Light Orange
#FDAA48
ΔE00 3.79
Apricot (survey)
#FFB16D
ΔE00 3.96
Faded Orange
#F0944D
ΔE00 5.64
Butterscotch
#FDB147
ΔE00 5.92
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#F0A559 #59A4F0
analogous
#F05A59 #F0A559 #EFF059
triadic
#F0A559 #59F0A5 #A559F0
tetradic
#F0A559 #59F05A #59A4F0 #F059EF
square
#F0A559 #59F05A #59A4F0 #F059EF
split-complementary
#F0A559 #59EFF0 #5A59F0
monochromatic
#BD6811 #EB8721 #F0A559 #F5C391 #FAE2C9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.05
#F0A559 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.23
#F0A559 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #F0A559
10.23:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##F0A559 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##F0A559 | 1.00 | 2.05 | 10.23 | 10.23 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.05 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.23 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.23 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BDAB52
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#CFBC5A
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FF9494
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B5B5B5
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #f0a559; /* rgb */ color: rgb(240, 165, 89); /* oklch */ color: oklch(78.0% 0.128 64.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f9bf8a',
500: '#f0a559',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #f0a559; $custom-light: #f9bf8a; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#f0a559",
"rgb": {
"r": 240,
"g": 165,
"b": 89
},
"hsl": {
"h": 30.199,
"s": 83.425,
"l": 64.51
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.78038,
"c": 0.12798,
"h": 64.3
},
"luminance": 0.46157
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#F0A559
secondary
#B8D2EC
accent
#72E006
background
#FFFBF8
surface
#FFF7F0
border
#D7D0CB
text
#18120C
muted
#86817D