What color is #F0B23D?

#F0B23D is a vivid orange, closest to the named color Cheesy Cheetah. It belongs to the orange family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #F0B23D?

The RGB value is 240, 178, 61: 240 red, 178 green and 61 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #F0B23D?

The complementary color is #3D7BF0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F0B23D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.14:1 and white text 1.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#F0B23D color

#F0B23D rgb(240, 178, 61)

Shades of orange

The hex color #F0B23D is a vivid orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 94.1% red, 69.8% green and 23.9% blue (240, 178, 61).

Its hue angle is 39°, with 86% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 26% magenta, 75% yellow and 6% black.

The closest named color is Cheesy Cheetah (#EEB033), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.14:1).

#F0B23D color codes

HEX	`#F0B23D`
RGB	`rgb(240, 178, 61)`
RGB percent	`rgb(94.1%, 69.8%, 23.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(39, 86%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(39, 75%, 94%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 26%, 75%, 6%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.5, 12.06, 65.15)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.5, 66.26, 79.52)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(52.701, 50.707, 11.426)`
Decimal	`15774269`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #F0B23D, 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 #F0B23D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.14:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.88:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F0B23D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.88:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.14:1	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 #F0B23D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f0b23d; }
.text { color: #f0b23d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f0b23d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(240 178 61 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f0b23d, #d4f03d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Honey.

Questions

What color is #F0B23D?: #F0B23D is a vivid orange, closest to the named color Cheesy Cheetah. It belongs to the orange family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #F0B23D?: The RGB value is 240, 178, 61: 240 red, 178 green and 61 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #F0B23D?: The complementary color is #3D7BF0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F0B23D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.14:1 and white text 1.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.