Information about #F2780E color

#F2780E color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#F2780E falls into the Orange Color FamilyFull Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(242, 120, 14) — 94.9% red, 47.1% green, 5.5% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 48 / 89 / 5. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #F2780E reads as a maximally vivid amber-leaning orange and feels open and friendly. Designers typically reach for tones like this for accents, call-to-action elements and statement visuals. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a near neighbor of Pumpkin Orange (#F87217). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Sorbus (#FD7C07) and Flamenco (#FF7D07).

In RGB terms — rgb(242, 120, 14) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #F2780E: 7.5:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.8:1 for white. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #F2780E is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#F2780E color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#F2780E 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 #F2780E

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

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#F2780E
  • RGB242, 120, 14
  • CMYK0, 48, 89, 5
  • CSSrgb(242, 120, 14)
  • HSL28°, 90%, 50%
  • HSL Precise27.895°, 89.764%, 50.196%
  • HSV28°, 94%, 95%
  • HSB28°, 94%, 95%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.949
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.471
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.055
  • GLSLvec3(0.949, 0.471, 0.055)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.949, 0.471, 0.055, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.949, 0.471, 0.055)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB94.9%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB47.1%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB5.5%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyFull Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDF2780E
  • DECIMAL ID15890446
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01