#f5c159

Color #f5c159

A vivid, highly saturated light orange.

Closest named color Goldenrod #daa520 · ΔE 14.7 Nearest Tailwind class amber-400 #ffb900 · ΔE 6.1

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Conversions

HEX

#f5c159

RGB

rgb(245, 193, 89)

HSL

hsl(40, 88.6%, 65.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(40, 63.7%, 96.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 21.2%, 63.7%, 3.9%)

LAB

lab(80.89, 7.75, 58.08)

LCH

lch(80.89, 58.59, 82.4)

OKLCH

oklch(83.8%, 0.1342, 82.33)

HWB

hwb(40, 34.9%, 3.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#598df5

Analogous

#f57359

#f5c159

#dbf559

Triadic

#f5c159

#59f5c1

#c159f5

Split-complementary

#f5c159

#59dbf5

#7359f5

Tetradic

#f5c159

#8df559

#598df5

#c159f5

Square

#f5c159

#59f573

#598df5

#f559db

Shades

Color #f5c159 mixed toward black.

#f2ad25

#d2900d

#9e6c0a

#694806

#352403

Tints

Color #f5c159 mixed toward white.

#f7cb75

#f8d690

#fae0ac

#fceac8

#fdf5e3

Tones

Color #f5c159 mixed toward gray.

#e8bd66

#dbb873

#ceb480

#c1b08d

#b4ab9a

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.66:1

Aa Black text on this color

12.65:1

Black text reads better on this background (12.65:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#e0e07d · ΔE 15.3

Deuteranopia

#e3e784 · ΔE 16.7

Tritanopia

#f39296 · ΔE 34.9

Achromatopsia

#c9c9c9 · ΔE 25.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #f5c159;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#f5c159]

Related colors

Floral White #fffaf0

Old Lace #fdf5e6

Wheat #f5deb3

Orange #ffa500

Moccasin #ffe4b5

Dark Goldenrod #b8860b

Frequently asked questions

#f5c159 (#f5c159) is rgb(245, 193, 89) in RGB.

No, #f5c159 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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