What color is #F3C568?

#F3C568 is a light, vivid orange, closest to the named color Sunset Gold. It belongs to the orange family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #F3C568?

The RGB value is 243, 197, 104: 243 red, 197 green and 104 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #F3C568?

The complementary color is #6896F3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F3C568?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13:1 and white text 1.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#F3C568 color

#F3C568 rgb(243, 197, 104)

Shades of orange

The hex color #F3C568 is a light, vivid orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 95.3% red, 77.3% green and 40.8% blue (243, 197, 104).

Its hue angle is 40°, with 85% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 19% magenta, 57% yellow and 5% black.

The closest named color is Sunset Gold (#F6C362), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13:1).

#F3C568 color codes

HEX	`#F3C568`
RGB	`rgb(243, 197, 104)`
RGB percent	`rgb(95.3%, 77.3%, 40.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(40, 85%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(40, 57%, 95%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 19%, 57%, 5%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(81.83, 5.86, 52.14)`
CIE LCH	`lch(81.83, 52.46, 83.58)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(59.43, 59.99, 21.543)`
Decimal	`15975784`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #F3C568, 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 #F3C568	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.62:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F3C568 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.62:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13:1	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 #F3C568 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f3c568; }
.text { color: #f3c568; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f3c568; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(243 197 104 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f3c568, #dbf368); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mango.

Questions

What color is #F3C568?: #F3C568 is a light, vivid orange, closest to the named color Sunset Gold. It belongs to the orange family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #F3C568?: The RGB value is 243, 197, 104: 243 red, 197 green and 104 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #F3C568?: The complementary color is #6896F3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F3C568?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13:1 and white text 1.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.