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#f08e50 color: Chinese Lantern

#f08e50 is rgb(240, 142, 80) in RGB and oklch(73.908% 0.14177 51.234) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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23°
100%

73.9%
0.142
51°
  • Orange
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Warm
  • ≈ Coral
  • orange-400
  • Black 6%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.42:1Hard to read
Lc -52
Black text
8.69:1Readable · AA
Lc 57

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About #f08e50

#f08e50 is a bright light orange color. In OKLCH it has 73.9% lightness, 0.142 chroma and a hue of 51°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.42:1 contrast and black text 8.69:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Chinese Lantern (#f09056). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is orange-400.

More light orange colors

Lighter: #f08e50 mixed with white

  1. f08e50
  2. f39a64
  3. f5a576
  4. f7b188
  5. f9bc99
  6. fbc8aa
  7. fcd3bb
  8. fddecc
  9. fee9dd
  10. fff4ee

Darker: #f08e50 mixed with black

  1. f08e50
  2. d17b44
  3. b26839
  4. 95562e
  5. 784424
  6. 5d341a
  7. 432410
  8. 2a1507
  9. 140702
  10. 030100

Calmer: #f08e50 with less saturation

  1. f08e50
  2. ea925c
  3. e39566
  4. dd9870
  5. d69b79
  6. cf9e82
  7. c9a18a
  8. c1a493
  9. baa69b
  10. b2a8a3

Questions about #f08e50

What color is #f08e50?

#f08e50 is bright light orange. The closest named color is Chinese Lantern. In RGB it is rgb(240, 142, 80), in HSL hsl(23.25, 84.21%, 62.75%) and in OKLCH oklch(73.908% 0.14177 51.234).

What colors go well with #f08e50?

The complementary color of #f08e50 is #25b9f3. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #f78383 and #d8a027. The triadic partners are #14c79f and #ac99fc.

Is white or black text more readable on #f08e50?

Black text reads better on #f08e50: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.42:1 and black gives 8.69:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #f08e50 a warm or cool color?

#f08e50 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 51 degrees, its lightness 73.9% and its chroma 0.142.