What color is #F5C553?

#F5C553 is a light, vivid orange known as Mom’s Pancake. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Mom’s Pancake?

The RGB value is 245, 197, 83: 245 red, 197 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Mom’s Pancake?

The complementary color is #5383F5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F5C553?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.99:1 and white text 1.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Mom’s Pancake color: hex code #F5C553

#F5C553 rgb(245, 197, 83)

Shades of yellow

Mom’s Pancake has the hex code #F5C553. It is a light, vivid orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 96.1% red, 77.3% green and 32.5% blue (245, 197, 83).

Its hue angle is 42°, with 89% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 20% magenta, 66% yellow and 4% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.99:1).

Mom’s Pancake (#F5C553) color codes

HEX	`#F5C553`
RGB	`rgb(245, 197, 83)`
RGB percent	`rgb(96.1%, 77.3%, 32.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(42, 89%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(42, 66%, 96%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 20%, 66%, 4%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(81.82, 5.32, 61.73)`
CIE LCH	`lch(81.82, 61.96, 85.08)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(59.187, 59.973, 16.641)`
Decimal	`16106835`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Mom’s Pancake, 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 #F5C553	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.99:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.62:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F5C553 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.62:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.99:1	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 #F5C553 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f5c553; }
.text { color: #f5c553; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f5c553; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(245 197 83 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f5c553, #d4f553); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mango.

See #F5C553 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #F5C553?: #F5C553 is a light, vivid orange known as Mom’s Pancake. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Mom’s Pancake?: The RGB value is 245, 197, 83: 245 red, 197 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Mom’s Pancake?: The complementary color is #5383F5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F5C553?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.99:1 and white text 1.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.