Close to Sandy Brown
#F8A462
#F8A462 is a light, vivid orange, close to the color Sandy Brown. In RGB it’s made of 97.3% red, 64.3% green, and 38.4% blue. Its hue is 26°, with 91% saturation and 68% 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 #F8A462.
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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About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #F8A462 as they’d see it.
#F8A462 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 #F8A462
What color is #F8A462?
#F8A462 is a light, vivid orange, close to the color Sandy Brown. In RGB it’s made of 97.3% red, 64.3% green, and 38.4% blue. Its hue is 26°, with 91% saturation and 68% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #F8A462 in RGB?
#F8A462 is rgb(248, 164, 98): 248 red, 164 green, and 98 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #F8A462 in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(0, 34, 60, 3). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #F8A462?
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 #F8A462?
Its complement #75BEFB gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.