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#f29561 color: Brown Sand

#f29561 is rgb(242, 149, 97) in RGB and oklch(75.559% 0.13103 49.08) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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22°
100%

75.6%
0.131
49°
  • Orange
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Warm
  • ≈ Coral
  • orange-400
  • Black 5%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.27:1Hard to read
Lc -49
Black text
9.25:1Readable · AA
Lc 59

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About #f29561

#f29561 is a bright light orange color. In OKLCH it has 75.6% lightness, 0.131 chroma and a hue of 49°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.27:1 contrast and black text 9.25:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Brown Sand (#f7945f). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is orange-400.

More light orange colors

Lighter: #f29561 mixed with white

  1. f29561
  2. f4a072
  3. f7ab82
  4. f9b692
  5. fac0a2
  6. fccbb1
  7. fdd5c1
  8. fee0d0
  9. feeae0
  10. fff5ef

Darker: #f29561 mixed with black

  1. f29561
  2. d28153
  3. b46d46
  4. 965a39
  5. 79482d
  6. 5e3721
  7. 432615
  8. 2b160b
  9. 140803
  10. 030100

Calmer: #f29561 with less saturation

  1. f29561
  2. ec986a
  3. e69b73
  4. e09e7b
  5. d9a184
  6. d3a48b
  7. cca793
  8. c5a99a
  9. beaba1
  10. b7ada9

Questions about #f29561

What color is #f29561?

#f29561 is bright light orange. The closest named color is Brown Sand. In RGB it is rgb(242, 149, 97), in HSL hsl(21.52, 84.8%, 66.47%) and in OKLCH oklch(75.559% 0.13103 49.08).

What colors go well with #f29561?

The complementary color of #f29561 is #3dbff2. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #f88c8e and #dca541. The triadic partners are #42caa1 and #ada1fd.

Is white or black text more readable on #f29561?

Black text reads better on #f29561: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.27:1 and black gives 9.25:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #f29561 a warm or cool color?

#f29561 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 49 degrees, its lightness 75.6% and its chroma 0.131.