What color is #F5A66B?

#F5A66B is a light, vivid orange, closest to the named color Shrimp Cocktail. It belongs to the orange family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #F5A66B?

The RGB value is 245, 166, 107: 245 red, 166 green and 107 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #F5A66B?

The complementary color is #6BBAF5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F5A66B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.55:1 and white text 1.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#F5A66B color

#F5A66B rgb(245, 166, 107)

Shades of orange

The hex color #F5A66B is a light, vivid orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 96.1% red, 65.1% green and 42% blue (245, 166, 107).

Its hue angle is 26°, with 87% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 32% magenta, 56% yellow and 4% black.

The closest named color is Shrimp Cocktail (#F4A461), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.55:1).

#F5A66B color codes

HEX	`#F5A66B`
RGB	`rgb(245, 166, 107)`
RGB percent	`rgb(96.1%, 65.1%, 42%)`
HSL	`hsl(26, 87%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(26, 56%, 96%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 32%, 56%, 4%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.67, 23.18, 42.1)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.67, 48.06, 61.17)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(53.95, 47.751, 20.283)`
Decimal	`16098923`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #F5A66B, 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 #F5A66B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.55:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.99:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F5A66B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.99:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.55:1	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 #F5A66B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f5a66b; }
.text { color: #f5a66b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f5a66b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(245 166 107 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f5a66b, #f5eb6b); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #F5A66B?: #F5A66B is a light, vivid orange, closest to the named color Shrimp Cocktail. It belongs to the orange family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #F5A66B?: The RGB value is 245, 166, 107: 245 red, 166 green and 107 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #F5A66B?: The complementary color is #6BBAF5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F5A66B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.55:1 and white text 1.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.