What color is #F1C882?

#F1C882 is a light, moderate orange known as Butterscotch Cake. It belongs to the orange family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Butterscotch Cake?

The RGB value is 241, 200, 130: 241 red, 200 green and 130 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Butterscotch Cake?

The complementary color is #82ABF1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F1C882?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.32:1 and white text 1.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Butterscotch Cake color: hex code #F1C882

#F1C882 rgb(241, 200, 130)

Shades of orange

Butterscotch Cake has the hex code #F1C882. It is a light, moderate orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 94.5% red, 78.4% green and 51% blue (241, 200, 130).

Its hue angle is 38°, with 80% saturation and 73% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 17% magenta, 46% yellow and 5% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.32:1).

Butterscotch Cake (#F1C882) color codes

HEX	`#F1C882`
RGB	`rgb(241, 200, 130)`
RGB percent	`rgb(94.5%, 78.4%, 51%)`
HSL	`hsl(38, 80%, 73%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(38, 46%, 95%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 17%, 46%, 5%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(82.71, 5.71, 40.35)`
CIE LCH	`lch(82.71, 40.75, 81.95)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(60.961, 61.624, 29.798)`
Decimal	`15845506`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Butterscotch Cake, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #F1C882	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.32:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.58:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F1C882 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.58:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.32:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #F1C882 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f1c882; }
.text { color: #f1c882; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f1c882; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(241 200 130 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f1c882, #e3f182); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Caramel.

See #F1C882 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #F1C882?: #F1C882 is a light, moderate orange known as Butterscotch Cake. It belongs to the orange family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Butterscotch Cake?: The RGB value is 241, 200, 130: 241 red, 200 green and 130 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Butterscotch Cake?: The complementary color is #82ABF1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F1C882?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.32:1 and white text 1.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.