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#F2A42E closest to Mad for Mango

#F2A42E is a light, vivid orange; the closest named color is Mad for Mango. In the RGB color model it is made of 94.9% red, 64.3% green and 18.0% blue (rgb(242, 164, 46)). Its HSL value is 36° hue, 88% saturation and 56% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 32% magenta, 81% yellow and 5% black. #F2A42E is a warm color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 10.13:1.

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Variations of #F2A42E

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#F2A42E color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#F2A42E for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #F2A42E appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 85% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #D1BB32
  • Protanopia 83% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #BFA915
  • Protanomaly 88% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #CFA91E
  • Deuteranopia 85% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #D1BB32
  • Deuteranomaly 90% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #DBB32E
  • Tritanopia 75% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #FF908E
  • Tritanomaly 88% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #FB9C68
  • Achromatopsia 69% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #B4B4B4
  • Achromatomaly 76% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #C6B09F

#F2A42E contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.07:1 Very poor#F2A42E text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
10.13:1 Very good#F2A42E text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#F2A42E in CSS

/* Mad for Mango */
.color { color: #F2A42E; }
.background { background-color: #F2A42E; }
.border { border: 1px solid #F2A42E; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(242 164 46);
color: hsl(36 88% 56%);
color: oklch(0.777 0.153 71.8);

#F2A42E FAQ

What color is #F2A42E?

#F2A42E is a light, vivid orange. Its closest named color is Mad for Mango. It belongs to the orange color family and is a warm color.

What is the RGB value of #F2A42E?

#F2A42E is rgb(242, 164, 46) in RGB, hsl(36, 88%, 56%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 32%, 81%, 5%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #F2A42E?

The complementary color of #F2A42E is #2E7CF2, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #F2A42E?

Black text has the best contrast on #F2A42E: 10.13:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #F2A42E a warm or cool color?

#F2A42E is a warm color.