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#F38F39 Spicy Paella

#F38F39 is a light, vivid orange named Spicy Paella. In the RGB color model it is made of 95.3% red, 56.1% green and 22.4% blue (rgb(243, 143, 57)). Its HSL value is 28° hue, 89% saturation and 59% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 41% magenta, 77% yellow and 5% black. #F38F39 is a warm color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 8.80:1.

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Variations of #F38F39

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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#F38F39 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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#F38F39 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #F38F39 appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 78% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #C5B139
  • Protanopia 76% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #AD9A2D
  • Protanomaly 83% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #C49A30
  • Deuteranopia 78% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #C5B139
  • Deuteranomaly 85% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #D3A637
  • Tritanopia 80% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #FF797D
  • Tritanomaly 90% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #FC8760
  • Achromatopsia 69% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #A8A8A8
  • Achromatomaly 76% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #BEA295

#F38F39 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.39:1 Very poor#F38F39 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
8.80:1 Very good#F38F39 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#F38F39 in CSS

/* Spicy Paella */
.color { color: #F38F39; }
.background { background-color: #F38F39; }
.border { border: 1px solid #F38F39; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(243 143 57);
color: hsl(28 89% 59%);
color: oklch(0.742 0.155 57.1);

#F38F39 FAQ

What color is #F38F39?

#F38F39 is a light, vivid orange. Its closest named color is Spicy Paella. It belongs to the orange color family and is a warm color.

What is the RGB value of #F38F39?

#F38F39 is rgb(243, 143, 57) in RGB, hsl(28, 89%, 59%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 41%, 77%, 5%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #F38F39?

The complementary color of #F38F39 is #399DF3, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #F38F39?

Black text has the best contrast on #F38F39: 8.80:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #F38F39 a warm or cool color?

#F38F39 is a warm color.