Information about #F2BA42 color

#F2BA42 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#F2BA42 falls into the Orange Color Family — Full Saturation, Very Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(242, 186, 66) — 94.9% red, 72.9% green, 25.9% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 22 / 69 / 5. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#F2BA42 presents itself as a pure, full-strength amber-leaning orange — one that has a delicate, washed-out lightness. It is a natural fit for minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Maximum Yellow Red (#F2BA49). Slightly further away sit Amur Cork Tree (#F3C13A) and Amber Orange (#F2B046).

In RGB terms — rgb(242, 186, 66) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #F2BA42: 11.9:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 1.8:1 for white. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#F2BA42 color variations

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#F2BA42 color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #F2BA42

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Amber Orange color link
Amber Orange

#F2B046

Teddy color link
Teddy

#EFC741

Meat Brown color link
Meat Brown

#E5B73B

Butterscotch color link
Butterscotch

#FDB147

Bright Spark color link
Bright Spark

#F3BE33

Charger color link
Charger

#F9C24E

My Sin color link
My Sin

#FDAE45

Cream Can color link
Cream Can

#EEC051

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#F2BA42
  • RGB242, 186, 66
  • CMYK0, 22, 69, 5
  • CSSrgb(242, 186, 66)
  • HSL41°, 87%, 60%
  • HSL Precise40.909°, 87.129%, 60.392%
  • HSV41°, 73%, 95%
  • HSB41°, 73%, 95%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.949
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.729
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.259
  • GLSLvec3(0.949, 0.729, 0.259)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.949, 0.729, 0.259, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.949, 0.729, 0.259)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB94.9%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB72.9%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB25.9%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyFull Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDF2BA42
  • DECIMAL ID15907394
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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