Close to Salmon Orange
#F18656
#F18656 is a light, vivid orange, close to the color Salmon Orange. In RGB it’s made of 94.5% red, 52.5% green, and 33.7% blue. Its hue is 19°, with 85% saturation and 64% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. Black text sits best on top of it.
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Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #F18656.
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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8.28:1 AAAThis color as text on white
2.53:1 FailThis color as text on black
8.28:1 AAAHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #F18656 as they’d see it.
#F18656 in use
A headline in this color
Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
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Questions about #F18656
What color is #F18656?
#F18656 is a light, vivid orange, close to the color Salmon Orange. In RGB it’s made of 94.5% red, 52.5% green, and 33.7% blue. Its hue is 19°, with 85% saturation and 64% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #F18656 in RGB?
#F18656 is rgb(241, 134, 86): 241 red, 134 green, and 86 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #F18656 in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(0, 44, 64, 5). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #F18656?
PANTONE 164 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #F18656?
Its complement #15AFE3 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.