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#f0ae4e color: Goldenrod Field

#f0ae4e is rgb(240, 174, 78) in RGB and oklch(79.577% 0.13502 73.666) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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36°
100%

79.6%
0.135
74°
  • Amber
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Warm
  • ≈ Orange
  • orange-300
  • Black 6%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
1.93:1Hard to read
Lc -41
Black text
10.87:1Readable · AA
Lc 67

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About #f0ae4e

#f0ae4e is a bright light amber color. In OKLCH it has 79.6% lightness, 0.135 chroma and a hue of 74°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 1.93:1 contrast and black text 10.87:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Goldenrod Field (#f0b053). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is orange-300.

More light amber colors

Lighter: #f0ae4e mixed with white

  1. f0ae4e
  2. f2b664
  3. f4bf77
  4. f6c78a
  5. f7cf9b
  6. f9d7ac
  7. fadfbd
  8. fce7ce
  9. fdefde
  10. fef7ef

Darker: #f0ae4e mixed with black

  1. f0ae4e
  2. d19743
  3. b28038
  4. 956a2d
  5. 785523
  6. 5d4119
  7. 432e0f
  8. 2a1c07
  9. 140b02
  10. 030100

Calmer: #f0ae4e with less saturation

  1. f0ae4e
  2. ebb05d
  3. e6b26a
  4. e1b376
  5. dcb582
  6. d7b68c
  7. d2b897
  8. cdb9a0
  9. c7baaa
  10. c2bbb3

Questions about #f0ae4e

What color is #f0ae4e?

#f0ae4e is bright light amber. The closest named color is Goldenrod Field. In RGB it is rgb(240, 174, 78), in HSL hsl(35.56, 84.38%, 62.35%) and in OKLCH oklch(79.577% 0.13502 73.666).

What colors go well with #f0ae4e?

The complementary color of #f0ae4e is #80c0ff. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #ff9e73 and #cbc04e. The triadic partners are #0cd7d5 and #dba2f9.

Is white or black text more readable on #f0ae4e?

Black text reads better on #f0ae4e: white gives a contrast ratio of 1.93:1 and black gives 10.87:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #f0ae4e a warm or cool color?

#f0ae4e is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 74 degrees, its lightness 79.6% and its chroma 0.135.