What color is #F5C20B?

#F5C20B is a vivid yellow known as Sunshine Mellow. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Sunshine Mellow?

The RGB value is 245, 194, 11: 245 red, 194 green and 11 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Sunshine Mellow?

The complementary color is #0B3EF5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F5C20B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.6:1 and white text 1.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Sunshine Mellow color: hex code #F5C20B

#F5C20B rgb(245, 194, 11)

Shades of yellow

Sunshine Mellow has the hex code #F5C20B. It is a vivid yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 96.1% red, 76.1% green and 4.3% blue (245, 194, 11).

Its hue angle is 47°, with 92% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 21% magenta, 96% yellow and 4% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.6:1).

Sunshine Mellow (#F5C20B) color codes

HEX	`#F5C20B`
RGB	`rgb(245, 194, 11)`
RGB percent	`rgb(96.1%, 76.1%, 4.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(47, 92%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(47, 96%, 96%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 21%, 96%, 4%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(80.75, 4.64, 81.29)`
CIE LCH	`lch(80.75, 81.42, 86.73)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(57.012, 58.024, 8.514)`
Decimal	`16105995`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Sunshine Mellow, 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 #F5C20B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.6:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.67:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F5C20B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.67:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.6:1	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 #F5C20B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f5c20b; }
.text { color: #f5c20b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f5c20b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(245 194 11 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f5c20b, #b3f50b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #F5C20B on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #F5C20B?: #F5C20B is a vivid yellow known as Sunshine Mellow. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Sunshine Mellow?: The RGB value is 245, 194, 11: 245 red, 194 green and 11 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Sunshine Mellow?: The complementary color is #0B3EF5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F5C20B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.6:1 and white text 1.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.