What color is #F5B57B?

#F5B57B is a light, vivid orange known as Sunburst. It belongs to the orange family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Sunburst?

The RGB value is 245, 181, 123: 245 red, 181 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Sunburst?

The complementary color is #7BBBF5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F5B57B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.78:1 and white text 1.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Sunburst color: hex code #F5B57B

#F5B57B rgb(245, 181, 123)

Shades of orange

Sunburst has the hex code #F5B57B. It is a light, vivid orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 96.1% red, 71% green and 48.2% blue (245, 181, 123).

Its hue angle is 29°, with 86% saturation and 72% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 26% magenta, 50% yellow and 4% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.78:1).

Sunburst (#F5B57B) color codes

HEX	`#F5B57B`
RGB	`rgb(245, 181, 123)`
RGB percent	`rgb(96.1%, 71%, 48.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(29, 86%, 72%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(29, 50%, 96%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 26%, 50%, 4%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(78.4, 16.61, 38.53)`
CIE LCH	`lch(78.4, 41.96, 66.68)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(57.758, 53.894, 26.096)`
Decimal	`16102779`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Sunburst, 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 #F5B57B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.78:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F5B57B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.78:1	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 #F5B57B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f5b57b; }
.text { color: #f5b57b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f5b57b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(245 181 123 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f5b57b, #f5f27b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Fawn.

See #F5B57B on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #F5B57B?: #F5B57B is a light, vivid orange known as Sunburst. It belongs to the orange family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Sunburst?: The RGB value is 245, 181, 123: 245 red, 181 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Sunburst?: The complementary color is #7BBBF5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F5B57B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.78:1 and white text 1.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.