Information about #F28740 color

#F28740 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #F28740 is classified in the Register under the Orange Color Family, with Full Saturation and Very Light brightness. In numbers: rgb(242, 135, 64) (94.9% red, 52.9% green, 25.1% blue), or CMYK 0 / 42 / 70 / 5 for print. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#F28740 is a pure, full-strength warm orange that appears airy and pastel-like. It is a natural fit for clean interfaces where content needs room to breathe. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Jaffa (#EF863F). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Dusty Orange (#F0833A) and Sun (#EF8E38).

The recipe behind #F28740 is rgb(242, 135, 64), with red as the dominant ingredient. If you plan to put text on a #F28740 background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 8.3:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while white manages only 2.5:1. No one has named #F28740 so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#F28740 color variations

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

#F28740 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 #F28740

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

Jaffa color link
Jaffa

#EF863F

Dusty Orange color link
Dusty Orange

#F0833A

Sun color link
Sun

#EF8E38

California color link
California

#E98C3A

Royal Orange color link
Royal Orange

#F99245

Mango Tango color link
Mango Tango

#FF8243

Red Bronze color link
Red Bronze

#FB8136

Mango Orange color link
Mango Orange

#FF8040

Orangish color link
Orangish

#FC824A

West Side color link
West Side

#E5823A

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#F28740
  • RGB242, 135, 64
  • CMYK0, 42, 70, 5
  • CSSrgb(242, 135, 64)
  • HSL24°, 87%, 60%
  • HSL Precise23.933°, 87.255%, 60%
  • HSV24°, 74%, 95%
  • HSB24°, 74%, 95%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.949
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.529
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.251
  • GLSLvec3(0.949, 0.529, 0.251)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.949, 0.529, 0.251, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.949, 0.529, 0.251)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB94.9%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB52.9%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB25.1%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyFull Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDF28740
  • DECIMAL ID15894336
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers3 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01