What color is #F3CA6C?

#F3CA6C is a light, vivid orange known as Golden Lion. It belongs to the orange family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Golden Lion?

The RGB value is 243, 202, 108: 243 red, 202 green and 108 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Golden Lion?

The complementary color is #6C95F3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F3CA6C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.48:1 and white text 1.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Golden Lion color: hex code #F3CA6C

#F3CA6C rgb(243, 202, 108)

Shades of orange

Golden Lion has the hex code #F3CA6C. It is a light, vivid orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 95.3% red, 79.2% green and 42.4% blue (243, 202, 108).

Its hue angle is 42°, with 85% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 17% magenta, 56% yellow and 5% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.48:1).

Golden Lion (#F3CA6C) color codes

HEX	`#F3CA6C`
RGB	`rgb(243, 202, 108)`
RGB percent	`rgb(95.3%, 79.2%, 42.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(42, 85%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(42, 56%, 95%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 17%, 56%, 5%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(83.12, 3.57, 51.74)`
CIE LCH	`lch(83.12, 51.86, 86.05)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(60.792, 62.382, 23.023)`
Decimal	`15977068`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Golden Lion, 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 #F3CA6C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.48:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F3CA6C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.48:1	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 #F3CA6C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f3ca6c; }
.text { color: #f3ca6c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f3ca6c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(243 202 108 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f3ca6c, #d9f36c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mango.

See #F3CA6C on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #F3CA6C?: #F3CA6C is a light, vivid orange known as Golden Lion. It belongs to the orange family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Golden Lion?: The RGB value is 243, 202, 108: 243 red, 202 green and 108 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Golden Lion?: The complementary color is #6C95F3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F3CA6C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.48:1 and white text 1.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.