What color is #F4CE74?

#F4CE74 is a light, vivid orange known as Golden Churro. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Golden Churro?

The RGB value is 244, 206, 116: 244 red, 206 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Golden Churro?

The complementary color is #749AF4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F4CE74?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.93:1 and white text 1.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Golden Churro color: hex code #F4CE74

#F4CE74 rgb(244, 206, 116)

Shades of yellow

Golden Churro has the hex code #F4CE74. It is a light, vivid orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 95.7% red, 80.8% green and 45.5% blue (244, 206, 116).

Its hue angle is 42°, with 85% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 52% yellow and 4% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.93:1).

Golden Churro (#F4CE74) color codes

HEX	`#F4CE74`
RGB	`rgb(244, 206, 116)`
RGB percent	`rgb(95.7%, 80.8%, 45.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(42, 85%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(42, 52%, 96%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 16%, 52%, 4%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(84.3, 2.56, 49.32)`
CIE LCH	`lch(84.3, 49.39, 87.03)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(62.534, 64.64, 25.702)`
Decimal	`16043636`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Golden Churro, 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 #F4CE74	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.93:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.51:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F4CE74 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.51:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.93:1	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 #F4CE74 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f4ce74; }
.text { color: #f4ce74; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f4ce74; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(244 206 116 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f4ce74, #daf474); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mustard.

See #F4CE74 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #F4CE74?: #F4CE74 is a light, vivid orange known as Golden Churro. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Golden Churro?: The RGB value is 244, 206, 116: 244 red, 206 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Golden Churro?: The complementary color is #749AF4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F4CE74?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.93:1 and white text 1.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.