What color is #F8C649?

#F8C649 is a light, vivid orange known as Cakepop Sorbet. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Cakepop Sorbet?

The RGB value is 248, 198, 73: 248 red, 198 green and 73 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Cakepop Sorbet?

The complementary color is #497BF8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F8C649?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.17:1 and white text 1.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Cakepop Sorbet color: hex code #F8C649

#F8C649 rgb(248, 198, 73)

Shades of yellow

Cakepop Sorbet has the hex code #F8C649. It is a light, vivid orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 97.3% red, 77.6% green and 28.6% blue (248, 198, 73).

Its hue angle is 43°, with 93% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 20% magenta, 71% yellow and 3% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.17:1).

Cakepop Sorbet (#F8C649) color codes

HEX	`#F8C649`
RGB	`rgb(248, 198, 73)`
RGB percent	`rgb(97.3%, 77.6%, 28.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(43, 93%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(43, 71%, 97%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 20%, 71%, 3%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(82.29, 5.53, 66.45)`
CIE LCH	`lch(82.29, 66.68, 85.24)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(60.112, 60.83, 14.877)`
Decimal	`16303689`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Cakepop Sorbet, 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 #F8C649	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.17:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.6:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F8C649 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.6:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.17:1	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 #F8C649 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f8c649; }
.text { color: #f8c649; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f8c649; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(248 198 73 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f8c649, #d2f849); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #F8C649 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #F8C649?: #F8C649 is a light, vivid orange known as Cakepop Sorbet. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Cakepop Sorbet?: The RGB value is 248, 198, 73: 248 red, 198 green and 73 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Cakepop Sorbet?: The complementary color is #497BF8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F8C649?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.17:1 and white text 1.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.