#F09A5D · near Carrot

#F09A5D (RGB 240, 154, 93) is a medium, moderately saturated orange, closest to Carrot and near Honey and Marigold. Orange suggests warmth, friendliness and optimism; it feels approachable and playful, which makes #F09A5D a natural choice for buttons, food packaging, kids and outdoor brands. It appears in 1 ColorSwoop palette. In OKLCH it has 76% lightness and 0.13 chroma at hue 55°.

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HEX#F09A5D

RGBrgb(240, 154, 93)

HSLhsl(25, 83%, 65%)

CMYK0, 36, 61, 6

CSS var--carrot

Contrast2.21:1 white · 9.49:1 black

Similar named colors

Carrot #ED9121Honey #EB9605Marigold #EAA221Cantaloupe #FFA62FTangerine #F28500

How to use #F09A5D

Black text passes WCAG AA on #F09A5D (9.49:1); white text does not (2.21:1).

For a calm scheme pair #F09A5D with its analogous neighbors #F05C68 and #F0E35C; for contrast use its complement #5CB2F0 as a small accent, and anchor everything with a neutral such as #1F1F24.

CSSSCSSTailwind

--carrot: #F09A5D;

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Shades & tints

#301F13#603E25#905C38#C07B4A#F09A5D#F3AE7D#F6C29E#F9D7BE#FCEBDF

Color harmonies for #F09A5D

Complementary

#F09A5D#5CB2F0

Analogous

#F09A5D#F05C68#F0E35C

Triadic

#F09A5D#5CF099#995CF0

Split complementary

#F09A5D#5CF0E3#5C68F0

Tetradic

#F09A5D#68F05C#5CB2F0#E35CF0