#F8CC57

A light, vivid orange closely aligning with Goldenrod.

About #F8CC57

The hex code #F8CC57 represents a beautifully specific shade of orange. It is closely associated with the named CSS color Goldenrod. To achieve this exact tint on a monitor, you would use an RGB mix of 248, 204, and 87.

When sending designs containing this color to a printer, the CMYK values come into play. To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 0% cyan and 18% magenta inks. With a hue angle of 43.6 degrees, it sits comfortably in the orange spectrum.

From a UX and accessibility standpoint, contrast is paramount. Because it is a light color, it is generally recommended to use #000000 text. You can view the detailed AAA and AA pass/fail metrics in the table below.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#F8CC57
RGB248, 204, 87
HSL43.6°, 92.0%, 65.7%
CMYK0%, 18%, 65%, 3%
HSV43.6°, 64.9%, 97.3%
LAB83.9, 3.2, 62.3
XYZ62.0, 63.8, 18.1
Decimal16305239

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

1.53:1
Text on #FFFFFF
FAIL
13.77:1
Text on #000000
AAA
1.46:1
Text on #F8FAFC
FAIL
11.70:1
Text on #0F172A
AAA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #F8CC57; }
.text-color { color: #F8CC57; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #F8CC57; }

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