Mimosa 14-0848 TCX

PANTONE 14-0848 TCX TCX / FHI

Pantone Mimosa 14-0848 TCX is HEX #F0C05A, RGB 240, 192, 90, and about CMYK 0, 20, 62, 6. It is a medium, vivid warm orange color. Pantone named it Color of the Year for 2009. The best text color on it is black at 12.39:1.

Family	Orange
Temperature	Warm
Lightness	Medium
Saturation	Vivid
Associations	warmth, optimism and friendliness
Color of the Year	2009

Color values and code

Values

HEX	#F0C05A
HEX without #	F0C05A
RGB	240, 192, 90
RGB percent	94.1%, 75.3%, 35.3%
CMYK	0, 20, 62, 6
HSL	41, 83%, 65%
HSV	41, 62%, 94%
LAB	80.2, 6.3, 56.7
LCH	80.2, 57.0, 83.7
Decimal	15777882

Code snippets

CSS variable	--pantone-mimosa-14-0848-tcx: #F0C05A;
CSS color	color: #F0C05A;
Tailwind	'pantone-mimosa-14-0848-tcx': '#F0C05A'
SwiftUI	Color(red: 0.941, green: 0.753, blue: 0.353)
Android XML	<color name="pantone_mimosa_14_0848_tcx">#F0C05A</color>
Flutter	Color(0xFFF0C05A)
JSON	{"slug":"mimosa-14-0848-tcx","name":"Mimosa 14-0848 TCX","hex":"#F0C05A"}

Reference card

Vertical card with the swatch, name, and six nearest Pantone matches.

Open JPG Pin

Shades and tints

Eleven steps from near white to near black. The 500 step is Mimosa 14-0848 TCX. Click a step to copy its HEX.

Color harmonies

Each harmony rotates the hue of Mimosa 14-0848 TCX and returns the nearest Pantone color, with its Delta E.

Accessibility

The best text color on Mimosa 14-0848 TCX is black, with a contrast ratio of 12.39:1. WCAG AA asks for 4.5:1 on body text and 3:1 on large text.

Pair	Ratio	AA text	AA large	AAA text
#F0C05A on white	1.69:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
#F0C05A on black	12.39:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
White on #F0C05A	1.69:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Black on #F0C05A	12.39:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

Color vision simulation

Normal#F0C05A

Protanopia#DBDB73

Deuteranopia#DEE279

Tritanopia#EE868A

Achromatopsia#C3C3C3

Approximate simulations of how the color may look with common types of color blindness.

In use

Text on Mimosa 14-0848 TCX

12.39:1

Mimosa 14-0848 TCX on white

1.69:1

Mimosa 14-0848 TCX on near black

11.14:1

Printing and Pantone matching

Mimosa 14-0848 TCX is built here as C0 M20 Y62 K6. This color is highly saturated, so a CMYK build usually looks duller than the spot ink. Use the spot ink when accuracy matters. On uncoated paper expect it to look a little lighter and less saturated than on coated stock.

CMYK build	C0 M20 Y62 K6
Total ink	88%
Ink note	Within the roughly 300% limit many printers use.

Screen values approximate the printed ink. Verify against a physical Pantone guide before production.

Similar Pantone colors

2006 CDelta E 1.6 142 CDelta E 2.0 Samoan Sun 14-0851 TCXDelta E 2.2 141 CDelta E 2.3 135 CDelta E 2.9 Sunset Gold 13-0940 TCXDelta E 2.9

More orange colors

1215 C#FBD872 1225 C#FFC845 134 C#FDD26E 1345 C#FDD086 135 C#FFC658 1355 C#FFC56E

Questions about Mimosa 14-0848 TCX

What is the HEX code for Pantone Mimosa 14-0848 TCX?

HEX #F0C05A, equivalent to RGB 240, 192, 90. Pantone defines the color as an ink, so treat HEX as an approximation.

What is the CMYK value of Pantone Mimosa 14-0848 TCX?

A process build of C0 M20 Y62 K6. This color is highly saturated, so a CMYK build usually looks duller than the spot ink. Use the spot ink when accuracy matters.

Is Pantone Mimosa 14-0848 TCX a warm or cool color?

It is a warm color, medium and vivid, with a hue of 41 degrees.

What text color works on Pantone Mimosa 14-0848 TCX?

Use black text. It gives a contrast ratio of 12.39:1, passing WCAG AA for body text.

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