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#f2ae42 color: Raichu Orange

#f2ae42 is rgb(242, 174, 66) in RGB and oklch(79.689% 0.14355 75.073) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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37°
100%

79.7%
0.144
75°
  • Amber
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Warm
  • ≈ Orange
  • orange-300
  • Black 5%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
1.93:1Hard to read
Lc -41
Black text
10.91:1Readable · AA
Lc 67

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About #f2ae42

#f2ae42 is a bright light amber color. In OKLCH it has 79.7% lightness, 0.144 chroma and a hue of 75°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 1.93:1 contrast and black text 10.91:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Raichu Orange (#f6ad3a). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is orange-300.

More light amber colors

Lighter: #f2ae42 mixed with white

  1. f2ae42
  2. f4b75b
  3. f6bf71
  4. f7c784
  5. f9cf97
  6. fad7a9
  7. fbe0ba
  8. fce7cc
  9. fdefdd
  10. fef7ee

Darker: #f2ae42 mixed with black

  1. f2ae42
  2. d29738
  3. b4802f
  4. 966a25
  5. 79551c
  6. 5e4114
  7. 432e0b
  8. 2b1c05
  9. 140b01
  10. 030100

Calmer: #f2ae42 with less saturation

  1. f2ae42
  2. edb054
  3. e8b263
  4. e3b471
  5. deb57d
  6. d8b789
  7. d3b894
  8. cdb99f
  9. c8bba9
  10. c2bcb3

Questions about #f2ae42

What color is #f2ae42?

#f2ae42 is bright light amber. The closest named color is Raichu Orange. In RGB it is rgb(242, 174, 66), in HSL hsl(36.82, 87.13%, 60.39%) and in OKLCH oklch(79.689% 0.14355 75.073).

What colors go well with #f2ae42?

The complementary color of #f2ae42 is #84c0ff. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #ff9d6b and #cbc144. The triadic partners are #00d9d9 and #df9ffc.

Is white or black text more readable on #f2ae42?

Black text reads better on #f2ae42: white gives a contrast ratio of 1.93:1 and black gives 10.91:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #f2ae42 a warm or cool color?

#f2ae42 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 75 degrees, its lightness 79.7% and its chroma 0.144.