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#f68c38 color: Fire Flower

#f68c38 is rgb(246, 140, 56) in RGB and oklch(74.106% 0.15918 54.835) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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27°
100%

74.1%
0.159
55°
  • Orange
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Warm
  • ≈ Dark orange
  • orange-400
  • Black 4%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.41:1Hard to read
Lc -52
Black text
8.73:1Readable · AA
Lc 57

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About #f68c38

#f68c38 is a bright light orange color. In OKLCH it has 74.1% lightness, 0.159 chroma and a hue of 55°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.41:1 contrast and black text 8.73:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Fire Flower (#f68f37). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is orange-400.

More light orange colors

Lighter: #f68c38 mixed with white

  1. f68c38
  2. f89852
  3. faa468
  4. fcb07c
  5. fdbc90
  6. fec7a3
  7. ffd2b5
  8. ffdec8
  9. ffe9da
  10. fff4ed

Darker: #f68c38 mixed with black

  1. f68c38
  2. d6792f
  3. b76727
  4. 98551f
  5. 7b4317
  6. 5f330f
  7. 452308
  8. 2c1404
  9. 150701
  10. 030100

Calmer: #f68c38 with less saturation

  1. f68c38
  2. ef9049
  3. e89458
  4. e19864
  5. da9b70
  6. d39e7b
  7. cca185
  8. c4a48f
  9. bca699
  10. b4a9a2

Questions about #f68c38

What color is #f68c38?

#f68c38 is bright light orange. The closest named color is Fire Flower. In RGB it is rgb(246, 140, 56), in HSL hsl(26.53, 91.35%, 59.22%) and in OKLCH oklch(74.106% 0.15918 54.835).

What colors go well with #f68c38?

The complementary color of #f68c38 is #00b9ff. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #ff7e77 and #d9a100. The triadic partners are #00cba5 and #b394ff.

Is white or black text more readable on #f68c38?

Black text reads better on #f68c38: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.41:1 and black gives 8.73:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #f68c38 a warm or cool color?

#f68c38 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 55 degrees, its lightness 74.1% and its chroma 0.159.