HEX Color #F8C575 (Sandybrown)

About #F8C575

The precise color #F8C575 is an excellent choice for modern design projects. It is closely associated with the named CSS color Sandybrown. Its digital footprint relies on 248 parts red, 197 parts green, and 117 parts blue light.

Translating this color to physical media requires the CMYK color model. To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 0% cyan and 21% magenta inks. This makes it a relatively light color when applied to physical surfaces.

When using this color as a background, text legibility must be considered. Because it is a light color, it is generally recommended to use #000000 text. Strict adherence to these ratios protects visually impaired users from unreadable interfaces.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#F8C575

RGB248, 197, 117

HSL36.6°, 90.3%, 71.6%

CMYK0%, 21%, 53%, 3%

HSV36.6°, 52.8%, 97.3%

LAB82.5, 8.9, 46.7

XYZ61.9, 61.2, 25.4

Decimal16303477

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#F8C575 #74A7F8

Analogous

#F88374 #E9F874

Triadic

#74F8C5 #C574F8

Tetradic

#74F883 #74A7F8 #F874E9

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

#F8C575

#F8CB84

#F9D193

#FAD8A3

#FBDEB2

#FBE5C1

#FCEBD1

#FDF2E0

#FEF8EF

#FFFFFF

Shades (Adding Black)

#F8C575

#DCAF68

#C0995B

#A5834E

#896D41

#6E5734

#524127

#372B1A

#1B150D

#000000

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

1.59:1

Text on #FFFFFF

FAIL

13.23:1

Text on #000000

AAA

1.52:1

Text on #F8FAFC

FAIL

11.25:1

Text on #0F172A

AAA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #F8C575; }

.text-color { color: #F8C575; }

.border-color { border: 2px solid #F8C575; }

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