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#F85E29 closest to Plastic Carrot

#F85E29 is a medium, vivid red; the closest named color is Plastic Carrot. In the RGB color model it is made of 97.3% red, 36.9% green and 16.1% blue (rgb(248, 94, 41)). Its HSL value is 15° hue, 94% saturation and 57% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 62% magenta, 83% yellow and 3% black. #F85E29 is a warm color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 6.62:1.

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Variations of #F85E29

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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#F85E29 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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#F85E29 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #F85E29 appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 64% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #B09D21
  • Protanopia 60% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #8B7B20
  • Protanomaly 73% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #B2781F
  • Deuteranopia 64% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #B09D21
  • Deuteranomaly 75% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #C88B21
  • Tritanopia 84% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #FF3454
  • Tritanomaly 93% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #FF5040
  • Achromatopsia 60% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #919191
  • Achromatomaly 71% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #B28680

#F85E29 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
3.17:1 Poor#F85E29 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
6.62:1 Good#F85E29 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#F85E29 in CSS

/* Plastic Carrot */
.color { color: #F85E29; }
.background { background-color: #F85E29; }
.border { border: 1px solid #F85E29; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(248 94 41);
color: hsl(15 94% 57%);
color: oklch(0.677 0.199 38.0);

#F85E29 FAQ

What color is #F85E29?

#F85E29 is a medium, vivid red. Its closest named color is Plastic Carrot. It belongs to the red color family and is a warm color.

What is the RGB value of #F85E29?

#F85E29 is rgb(248, 94, 41) in RGB, hsl(15, 94%, 57%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 62%, 83%, 3%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #F85E29?

The complementary color of #F85E29 is #29C3F8, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #F85E29?

Black text has the best contrast on #F85E29: 6.62:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #F85E29 a warm or cool color?

#F85E29 is a warm color.