#F37A48Mandarin (#F37A48) is a light, saturated red with an OKLCH hue of 42°, lightness 0.71 and chroma 0.162. It sits on the warm side of the color wheel. In practice it behaves as an accent color: strong in focal moments, dominant over large fields.
| HEX | #F37A48 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(243, 122, 72) |
| HSL | hsl(18, 88%, 62%) |
| HSV | hsv(18, 70%, 95%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 50%, 70%, 5%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(64.5 42.9 48) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.710 0.162 42) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Mandarin shifts only faintly, with no single dominant change; in north-facing or shaded light it is virtually unchanged. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 1), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#f57540 — ΔE 1.0, shifts only faintly, with no single dominant change#f87a45 — ΔE 0.9, is virtually unchanged#f37a48 — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#f47b4a — ΔE 0.3, is virtually unchangedTest Mandarin in the color lighting simulator — sweep it through daylight, warm 2700K light, 4000K LED, and shade alongside the rest of your palette.
Against white it measures 2.73:1 and against black 7.69:1, so black text is the stronger pairing. That pairing passes WCAG AA for body text. Avoid white text on this color entirely.
One color explored: close hues with real lightness and chroma structure, so the palette is the anchor through value rather than a set of colors.
#ffeee7 · #ffb598 · #f37a48 · #c45828 · #963600 · #621f00
The anchor's neighbours on the wheel — everything shares an undertone, so the chord carries color without anything having to be muted to get along.
#f8ba63 · #f89b4d · #f37a48 · #dc655d · #c0556a · #a24971
The mid-gap pairing — sage and mustard, terracotta and olive. A foil rotated 40–65° toward warm or cool: too far to be kin, too near to argue, carried by temperature and a deliberate value offset.
#d2c184 · #f37a48 · #c6633a · #7a6400 · #7f2c00 · #3b2f00
One deliberately opposed voice — a single restrained counterpoint across the wheel, or temperature against temperature where the anchor is too muted to carry a loud opposite.
#ffe0d5 · #e1bbac · #f37a48 · #008eb0 · #87503b · #5c382a
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#e2f6fd · #f37a48 · #988077 · #465358 · #301a12 · #000306
This color as a ground rather than a subject — its own restraint held across a narrow value band, carrying one saturated voice from the opposite temperature.
#e7f4f9 · #beced3 · #91a3a9 · #162e36 · #000b12 · #f37a48
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#dff6ff · #f37a48 · #0095b8 · #005a70 · #002631 · #230400
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#dff6ff · #f37a48 · #009a97 · #005195 · #002726 · #000518
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#d6fde8 · #f37a48 · #1a9e6e · #483ca5 · #1e065f · #000602
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#e6f9d8 · #f37a48 · #68963d · #005a70 · #34004b · #00050a
#FA8E63 · #FFA17D · #FFB79B · #FFCBB7 · #FFDFD3
#CC6032 · #A7471B · #822E01 · #5B1C00 · #360C00
#E4855F · #D38E73 · #C29685
Its chroma is high enough to carry accents, calls to action, and focal moments; large fields of it will dominate a composition. In palettes it pairs most predictably with its tonal ramp and analogous neighbors; reserve the complementary hue for small, deliberate contrast.