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#f29563 color: Brown Sand

#f29563 is rgb(242, 149, 99) in RGB and oklch(75.588% 0.12998 48.254) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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21°
100%

75.6%
0.130
48°
  • 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 60

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About #f29563

#f29563 is a bright light orange color. In OKLCH it has 75.6% lightness, 0.13 chroma and a hue of 48°.

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: #f29563 mixed with white

  1. f29563
  2. f4a074
  3. f7ab84
  4. f9b693
  5. fac0a3
  6. fccbb2
  7. fdd5c1
  8. fee0d1
  9. feeae0
  10. fff5f0

Darker: #f29563 mixed with black

  1. f29563
  2. d28155
  3. b46d47
  4. 965a3a
  5. 79482e
  6. 5e3721
  7. 432616
  8. 2b160b
  9. 140803
  10. 030100

Calmer: #f29563 with less saturation

  1. f29563
  2. ec986c
  3. e69b75
  4. e09e7d
  5. d9a185
  6. d3a48c
  7. cca794
  8. c5a99b
  9. beaba2
  10. b7aea9

Questions about #f29563

What color is #f29563?

#f29563 is bright light orange. The closest named color is Brown Sand. In RGB it is rgb(242, 149, 99), in HSL hsl(20.98, 84.62%, 66.86%) and in OKLCH oklch(75.588% 0.12998 48.254).

What colors go well with #f29563?

The complementary color of #f29563 is #3dbff0. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #f78c90 and #dca543. The triadic partners are #46caa0 and #aca2fd.

Is white or black text more readable on #f29563?

Black text reads better on #f29563: 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 #f29563 a warm or cool color?

#f29563 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 48 degrees, its lightness 75.6% and its chroma 0.13.