What color is #F1B457?

#F1B457 is a light, vivid orange known as Golden Hour. It belongs to the orange family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Golden Hour?

The RGB value is 241, 180, 87: 241 red, 180 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Golden Hour?

The complementary color is #5794F1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F1B457?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.41:1 and white text 1.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Golden Hour color: hex code #F1B457

#F1B457 rgb(241, 180, 87)

Shades of orange

Golden Hour has the hex code #F1B457. It is a light, vivid orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 94.5% red, 70.6% green and 34.1% blue (241, 180, 87).

Its hue angle is 36°, with 85% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 25% magenta, 64% yellow and 5% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.41:1).

Golden Hour (#F1B457) color codes

HEX	`#F1B457`
RGB	`rgb(241, 180, 87)`
RGB percent	`rgb(94.5%, 70.6%, 34.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(36, 85%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(36, 64%, 95%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 25%, 64%, 5%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.3, 12.77, 54.89)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.3, 56.36, 76.9)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(54.32, 52.035, 16.198)`
Decimal	`15840343`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Golden Hour, 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 #F1B457	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.41:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.84:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F1B457 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.84:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.41:1	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 #F1B457 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f1b457; }
.text { color: #f1b457; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f1b457; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(241 180 87 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f1b457, #e1f157); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Honey.

See #F1B457 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #F1B457?: #F1B457 is a light, vivid orange known as Golden Hour. It belongs to the orange family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Golden Hour?: The RGB value is 241, 180, 87: 241 red, 180 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Golden Hour?: The complementary color is #5794F1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F1B457?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.41:1 and white text 1.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.