What color is #F2850D?

#F2850D is a vivid orange known as À l’Orange. It belongs to the orange family of colors.

What is the RGB value of À l’Orange?

The RGB value is 242, 133, 13: 242 red, 133 green and 13 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of À l’Orange?

The complementary color is #0D7AF2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F2850D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.14:1 and white text 2.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

À l’Orange color: hex code #F2850D

#F2850D rgb(242, 133, 13)

Shades of orange

À l’Orange has the hex code #F2850D. It is a vivid orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 94.9% red, 52.2% green and 5.1% blue (242, 133, 13).

Its hue angle is 31°, with 90% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 45% magenta, 95% yellow and 5% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.14:1).

À l’Orange (#F2850D) color codes

HEX	`#F2850D`
RGB	`rgb(242, 133, 13)`
RGB percent	`rgb(94.9%, 52.2%, 5.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(31, 90%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(31, 95%, 95%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 45%, 95%, 5%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.28, 35.28, 70.75)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.28, 79.06, 63.49)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(45.083, 35.687, 4.895)`
Decimal	`15893773`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with À l’Orange, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #F2850D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.14:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.58:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F2850D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.58:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.14:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #F2850D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f2850d; }
.text { color: #f2850d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f2850d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(242 133 13 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f2850d, #ecf20d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #F2850D on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #F2850D?: #F2850D is a vivid orange known as À l’Orange. It belongs to the orange family of colors.
What is the RGB value of À l’Orange?: The RGB value is 242, 133, 13: 242 red, 133 green and 13 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of À l’Orange?: The complementary color is #0D7AF2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F2850D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.14:1 and white text 2.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.