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#f28e50 color: Chinese Lantern

#f28e50 is rgb(242, 142, 80) in RGB and oklch(74.16% 0.14373 50.713) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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23°
100%

74.2%
0.144
51°
  • Orange
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Warm
  • ≈ Coral
  • orange-400
  • Black 5%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.40:1Hard to read
Lc -52
Black text
8.76:1Readable · AA
Lc 57

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About #f28e50

#f28e50 is a bright light orange color. In OKLCH it has 74.2% lightness, 0.144 chroma and a hue of 51°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.4:1 contrast and black text 8.76:1, 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: #f28e50 mixed with white

  1. f28e50
  2. f59a64
  3. f7a676
  4. f9b188
  5. fbbc99
  6. fcc8aa
  7. fdd3bb
  8. fedecc
  9. ffe9dd
  10. fff4ee

Darker: #f28e50 mixed with black

  1. f28e50
  2. d27b44
  3. b46839
  4. 96562e
  5. 794424
  6. 5e341a
  7. 432410
  8. 2b1507
  9. 140702
  10. 030100

Calmer: #f28e50 with less saturation

  1. f28e50
  2. ec925c
  3. e59566
  4. df9970
  5. d89c79
  6. d19f82
  7. caa28b
  8. c3a493
  9. bba79b
  10. b3a9a3

Questions about #f28e50

What color is #f28e50?

#f28e50 is bright light orange. The closest named color is Chinese Lantern. In RGB it is rgb(242, 142, 80), in HSL hsl(22.96, 86.17%, 63.14%) and in OKLCH oklch(74.16% 0.14373 50.713).

What colors go well with #f28e50?

The complementary color of #f28e50 is #1ebaf5. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #f98384 and #daa025. The triadic partners are #10c89f and #ac9aff.

Is white or black text more readable on #f28e50?

Black text reads better on #f28e50: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.4:1 and black gives 8.76:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #f28e50 a warm or cool color?

#f28e50 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 51 degrees, its lightness 74.2% and its chroma 0.144.