Skip to the color picker

#f38d53 color: Chinese Lantern

#f38d53 is rgb(243, 141, 83) in RGB and oklch(74.156% 0.1439 48.853) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

Read as HEX

22°
100%

74.2%
0.144
49°
  • 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
8.75:1Readable · AA
Lc 57

Shades

From lightest to darkest. Click a shade to use it.

Harmonies

Open as palette

Recent

Colors you stop on or copy appear here. They stay on this device.

About #f38d53

#f38d53 is a bright light orange color. In OKLCH it has 74.2% lightness, 0.144 chroma and a hue of 49°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.4:1 contrast and black text 8.75:1, 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: #f38d53 mixed with white

  1. f38d53
  2. f59966
  3. f8a578
  4. fab089
  5. fbbc9a
  6. fdc7ab
  7. fed2bc
  8. ffdecd
  9. ffe9dd
  10. fff4ee

Darker: #f38d53 mixed with black

  1. f38d53
  2. d37a47
  3. b4673b
  4. 975530
  5. 7a4425
  6. 5e331b
  7. 442311
  8. 2b1408
  9. 140702
  10. 030100

Calmer: #f38d53 with less saturation

  1. f38d53
  2. ed915e
  3. e69568
  4. df9872
  5. d99b7b
  6. d29e83
  7. caa18c
  8. c3a494
  9. bba69c
  10. b3a9a3

Questions about #f38d53

What color is #f38d53?

#f38d53 is bright light orange. The closest named color is Chinese Lantern. In RGB it is rgb(243, 141, 83), in HSL hsl(21.75, 86.96%, 63.92%) and in OKLCH oklch(74.156% 0.1439 48.853).

What colors go well with #f38d53?

The complementary color of #f38d53 is #10bbf3. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #f98387 and #dc9f26. The triadic partners are #1dc89b and #a99bff.

Is white or black text more readable on #f38d53?

Black text reads better on #f38d53: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.4:1 and black gives 8.75:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #f38d53 a warm or cool color?

#f38d53 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 49 degrees, its lightness 74.2% and its chroma 0.144.