#F0C599

A light, vivid orange closely aligning with Burlywood.

About #F0C599

When working with digital screens, the color #F0C599 is rendered by mixing light. If you're using CSS, you might find it aligns closely with Burlywood. To achieve this exact tint on a monitor, you would use an RGB mix of 240, 197, and 153.

When sending designs containing this color to a printer, the CMYK values come into play. The color uses 0% Cyan, 18% Magenta, 36% Yellow, and 6% Black. Always request a physical proof before doing a large print run with this exact code.

Ensuring your text is legible against this background is a key part of web design. The calculated luminance score dictates that #000000 typography is the safest choice. Be sure to check our contrast matrix below to see exactly how it performs against common backgrounds.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#F0C599
RGB240, 197, 153
HSL30.3°, 74.4%, 77.1%
CMYK0%, 18%, 36%, 6%
HSV30.3°, 36.2%, 94.1%
LAB82.2, 9.3, 27.8
XYZ61.7, 60.8, 38.6
Decimal15779225

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

1.60:1
Text on #FFFFFF
FAIL
13.15:1
Text on #000000
AAA
1.53:1
Text on #F8FAFC
FAIL
11.18:1
Text on #0F172A
AAA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #F0C599; }
.text-color { color: #F0C599; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #F0C599; }

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