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#f3a142 color: Yáng Chéng Orange

#f3a142 is rgb(243, 161, 66) in RGB and oklch(77.426% 0.14468 66.252) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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32°
100%

77.4%
0.145
66°
  • Amber
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Warm
  • ≈ Orange
  • amber-500
  • Black 5%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.10:1Hard to read
Lc -45
Black text
9.99:1Readable · AA
Lc 63

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About #f3a142

#f3a142 is a bright light amber color. In OKLCH it has 77.4% lightness, 0.145 chroma and a hue of 66°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.1:1 contrast and black text 9.99:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Yáng Chéng Orange (#f1a141). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is amber-500.

More light amber colors

Lighter: #f3a142 mixed with white

  1. f3a142
  2. f5ab5a
  3. f7b56f
  4. f9be83
  5. fac895
  6. fbd1a7
  7. fcdab9
  8. fde4cb
  9. feeddc
  10. fff6ee

Darker: #f3a142 mixed with black

  1. f3a142
  2. d38b38
  3. b4762f
  4. 976225
  5. 7a4e1c
  6. 5e3c14
  7. 442a0b
  8. 2b1905
  9. 140901
  10. 030100

Calmer: #f3a142 with less saturation

  1. f3a142
  2. eda453
  3. e8a661
  4. e2a96e
  5. dcab79
  6. d6ad84
  7. d0af8f
  8. c9b199
  9. c3b2a3
  10. bcb4ac

Questions about #f3a142

What color is #f3a142?

#f3a142 is bright light amber. The closest named color is Yáng Chéng Orange. In RGB it is rgb(243, 161, 66), in HSL hsl(32.2, 88.06%, 60.59%) and in OKLCH oklch(77.426% 0.14468 66.252).

What colors go well with #f3a142?

The complementary color of #f3a142 is #5ebdff. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #ff9272 and #d1b432. The triadic partners are #00d2c4 and #cd9cfe.

Is white or black text more readable on #f3a142?

Black text reads better on #f3a142: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.1:1 and black gives 9.99:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #f3a142 a warm or cool color?

#f3a142 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 66 degrees, its lightness 77.4% and its chroma 0.145.