Colour
#F8B425
- #F8B425
- Orange
- Light
- Nearest: Goldenrod
#F8B425 is a orange with RGB values 248, 180, 37 and HSL 41°, 94%, 56%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Goldenrod.
Colour values
#F8B425#F8B425
HEX#F8B425
RGBrgb(248, 180, 37)
RGB (0–1)0.9725, 0.7059, 0.1451
RGB percentages97.3%, 70.6%, 14.5%
HSLhsl(40.7, 93.8%, 55.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(40.7, 85.1%, 97.3%)
CMYK0%, 27.4%, 85.1%, 2.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,299,045
CSS custom property--colour: #F8B425;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.52733WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness193.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.55:1
Contrast with white1.82:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.55:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B8B8B8
Inverted#074BDA
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.82:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.55:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#2569F8
Analogous#F84B25, #D3F825
Triadic#25F8B4, #B425F8
Split complementary#25D2F8, #4A25F8
Tetradic#25F84B, #2569F8, #F825D3
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R248
G180
B37
Red248 (97.3%)
Green180 (70.6%)
Blue37 (14.5%)
Hue40.66°
Saturation (HSL)93.78%
Lightness55.88%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR F8 · G B4 · B 25
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