What color is #F5A018?

#F5A018 is a vivid orange, closest to the named color Mad for Mango. It belongs to the orange family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #F5A018?

The RGB value is 245, 160, 24: 245 red, 160 green and 24 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #F5A018?

The complementary color is #186DF5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F5A018?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.92:1 and white text 2.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#F5A018 color

#F5A018 rgb(245, 160, 24)

Shades of orange

The hex color #F5A018 is a vivid orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 96.1% red, 62.7% green and 9.4% blue (245, 160, 24).

Its hue angle is 37°, with 92% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 35% magenta, 90% yellow and 4% black.

The closest named color is Mad for Mango (#F8A200), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.92:1).

#F5A018 color codes

HEX	`#F5A018`
RGB	`rgb(245, 160, 24)`
RGB percent	`rgb(96.1%, 62.7%, 9.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(37, 92%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(37, 90%, 96%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 35%, 90%, 4%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.64, 22.6, 73.39)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.64, 76.8, 72.88)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(50.396, 44.625, 6.823)`
Decimal	`16097304`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #F5A018, 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 #F5A018	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.92:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.12:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F5A018 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.12:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.92:1	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 #F5A018 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f5a018; }
.text { color: #f5a018; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f5a018; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(245 160 24 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f5a018, #dcf518); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #F5A018?: #F5A018 is a vivid orange, closest to the named color Mad for Mango. It belongs to the orange family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #F5A018?: The RGB value is 245, 160, 24: 245 red, 160 green and 24 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #F5A018?: The complementary color is #186DF5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F5A018?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.92:1 and white text 2.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.