What color is #F09338?

#F09338 is a vivid orange known as Furry Lion. It belongs to the orange family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Furry Lion?

The RGB value is 240, 147, 56: 240 red, 147 green and 56 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Furry Lion?

The complementary color is #3895F0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F09338?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.94:1 and white text 2.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Furry Lion color: hex code #F09338

#F09338 rgb(240, 147, 56)

Shades of orange

Furry Lion has the hex code #F09338. It is a vivid orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 94.1% red, 57.6% green and 22% blue (240, 147, 56).

Its hue angle is 30°, with 86% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 39% magenta, 77% yellow and 6% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.94:1).

Furry Lion (#F09338) color codes

HEX	`#F09338`
RGB	`rgb(240, 147, 56)`
RGB percent	`rgb(94.1%, 57.6%, 22%)`
HSL	`hsl(30, 86%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(30, 77%, 94%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 39%, 77%, 6%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.24, 28.2, 60.11)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.24, 66.39, 64.86)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(47.087, 39.683, 8.92)`
Decimal	`15766328`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Furry Lion, 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 #F09338	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.94:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.35:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F09338 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.35:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.94:1	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 #F09338 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f09338; }
.text { color: #f09338; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f09338; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(240 147 56 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f09338, #f0ef38); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Orange.

See #F09338 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #F09338?: #F09338 is a vivid orange known as Furry Lion. It belongs to the orange family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Furry Lion?: The RGB value is 240, 147, 56: 240 red, 147 green and 56 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Furry Lion?: The complementary color is #3895F0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F09338?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.94:1 and white text 2.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.