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#f5955e color: Brown Sand

#f5955e is rgb(245, 149, 94) in RGB and oklch(75.883% 0.13562 49.478) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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22°
100%

75.9%
0.136
49°
  • Orange
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Warm
  • ≈ Coral
  • orange-400
  • Black 4%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.25:1Hard to read
Lc -49
Black text
9.34:1Readable · AA
Lc 60

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About #f5955e

#f5955e is a bright light orange color. In OKLCH it has 75.9% lightness, 0.136 chroma and a hue of 49°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.25:1 contrast and black text 9.34:1, 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: #f5955e mixed with white

  1. f5955e
  2. f7a06f
  3. f9ab80
  4. fbb690
  5. fcc0a0
  6. fdcbb0
  7. fed5c0
  8. ffe0d0
  9. ffeadf
  10. fff5ef

Darker: #f5955e mixed with black

  1. f5955e
  2. d58151
  3. b66d44
  4. 985a37
  5. 7b482b
  6. 5f371f
  7. 442614
  8. 2b160a
  9. 150803
  10. 030100

Calmer: #f5955e with less saturation

  1. f5955e
  2. ef9868
  3. e99c71
  4. e29f7a
  5. dca283
  6. d5a58b
  7. cea793
  8. c7aa9a
  9. c0aca2
  10. b8aea9

Questions about #f5955e

What color is #f5955e?

#f5955e is bright light orange. The closest named color is Brown Sand. In RGB it is rgb(245, 149, 94), in HSL hsl(21.85, 88.3%, 66.47%) and in OKLCH oklch(75.883% 0.13562 49.478).

What colors go well with #f5955e?

The complementary color of #f5955e is #37c0f5. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #fb8b8d and #dea63c. The triadic partners are #3acca3 and #afa1ff.

Is white or black text more readable on #f5955e?

Black text reads better on #f5955e: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.25:1 and black gives 9.34:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #f5955e a warm or cool color?

#f5955e is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 49 degrees, its lightness 75.9% and its chroma 0.136.