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#f59462 color: Brown Sand

#f59462 is rgb(245, 148, 98) in RGB and oklch(75.771% 0.1342 47.238) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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20°
100%

75.8%
0.134
47°
  • Orange
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Warm
  • ≈ Coral
  • orange-400
  • Black 4%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.26:1Hard to read
Lc -49
Black text
9.29:1Readable · AA
Lc 60

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About #f59462

#f59462 is a bright light orange color. In OKLCH it has 75.8% lightness, 0.134 chroma and a hue of 47°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.26:1 contrast and black text 9.29:1, 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: #f59462 mixed with white

  1. f59462
  2. f79f73
  3. f9aa83
  4. fbb593
  5. fcc0a2
  6. fdcab2
  7. fed5c1
  8. ffe0d1
  9. ffeae0
  10. fff5ef

Darker: #f59462 mixed with black

  1. f59462
  2. d58054
  3. b66d47
  4. 985a3a
  5. 7b482d
  6. 5f3621
  7. 442616
  8. 2b160b
  9. 150803
  10. 030100

Calmer: #f59462 with less saturation

  1. f59462
  2. ef986b
  3. e99b74
  4. e29e7c
  5. dca184
  6. d5a48c
  7. cea794
  8. c7a99b
  9. c0aca2
  10. b8aea9

Questions about #f59462

What color is #f59462?

#f59462 is bright light orange. The closest named color is Brown Sand. In RGB it is rgb(245, 148, 98), in HSL hsl(20.41, 88.02%, 67.25%) and in OKLCH oklch(75.771% 0.1342 47.238).

What colors go well with #f59462?

The complementary color of #f59462 is #33c0f2. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #fa8b91 and #dfa43f. The triadic partners are #42cb9f and #aba2ff.

Is white or black text more readable on #f59462?

Black text reads better on #f59462: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.26:1 and black gives 9.29:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #f59462 a warm or cool color?

#f59462 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 47 degrees, its lightness 75.8% and its chroma 0.134.