Close to Sandy Brown
#F09D4E
#F09D4E is a light, vivid orange, close to the color Sandy Brown. In RGB it’s made of 94.1% red, 61.6% green, and 30.6% blue. Its hue is 29°, with 84% saturation and 62% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. Black text sits best on top of it.
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Combinations from the color wheel, built around #F09D4E.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
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Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
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WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
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2.18:1 FailThis color as text on black
9.64:1 AAAHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #F09D4E as they’d see it.
#F09D4E in use
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Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
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Questions about #F09D4E
What color is #F09D4E?
#F09D4E is a light, vivid orange, close to the color Sandy Brown. In RGB it’s made of 94.1% red, 61.6% green, and 30.6% blue. Its hue is 29°, with 84% saturation and 62% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #F09D4E in RGB?
#F09D4E is rgb(240, 157, 78): 240 red, 157 green, and 78 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #F09D4E in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(0, 35, 68, 6). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #F09D4E?
PANTONE 157 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #F09D4E?
Its complement #74B4FB gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.