What color is #F5B700?

#F5B700 is a vivid orange known as Curry Bubbles. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Curry Bubbles?

The RGB value is 245, 183, 0: 245 red, 183 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Curry Bubbles?

The complementary color is #003EF5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F5B700?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.66:1 and white text 1.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Curry Bubbles color: hex code #F5B700

#F5B700 rgb(245, 183, 0)

Shades of yellow

Curry Bubbles has the hex code #F5B700. It is a vivid orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 96.1% red, 71.8% green and 0% blue (245, 183, 0).

Its hue angle is 45°, with 100% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 25% magenta, 100% yellow and 4% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.66:1).

Curry Bubbles (#F5B700) color codes

HEX	`#F5B700`
RGB	`rgb(245, 183, 0)`
RGB percent	`rgb(96.1%, 71.8%, 0%)`
HSL	`hsl(45, 100%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(45, 100%, 96%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 25%, 100%, 4%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(78.04, 10.27, 80.49)`
CIE LCH	`lch(78.04, 81.14, 82.73)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(54.594, 53.284, 7.409)`
Decimal	`16103168`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Curry Bubbles, 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 #F5B700	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.66:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.8:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F5B700 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.8:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.66:1	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 #F5B700 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f5b700; }
.text { color: #f5b700; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f5b700; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(245 183 0 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f5b700, #b9f500); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #F5B700 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #F5B700?: #F5B700 is a vivid orange known as Curry Bubbles. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Curry Bubbles?: The RGB value is 245, 183, 0: 245 red, 183 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Curry Bubbles?: The complementary color is #003EF5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F5B700?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.66:1 and white text 1.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.