What color is #F5CA38?

#F5CA38 is a vivid yellow, closest to the named color Buzz. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #F5CA38?

The RGB value is 245, 202, 56: 245 red, 202 green and 56 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #F5CA38?

The complementary color is #3863F5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F5CA38?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.39:1 and white text 1.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#F5CA38 color

#F5CA38 rgb(245, 202, 56)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #F5CA38 is a vivid yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 96.1% red, 79.2% green and 22% blue (245, 202, 56).

Its hue angle is 46°, with 90% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 18% magenta, 77% yellow and 4% black.

The closest named color is Buzz (#F0C641), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.39:1).

#F5CA38 color codes

HEX	`#F5CA38`
RGB	`rgb(245, 202, 56)`
RGB percent	`rgb(96.1%, 79.2%, 22%)`
HSL	`hsl(46, 90%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(46, 77%, 96%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 18%, 77%, 4%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(82.88, 1.49, 73.12)`
CIE LCH	`lch(82.88, 73.14, 88.83)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(59.494, 61.943, 12.563)`
Decimal	`16108088`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #F5CA38, 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 #F5CA38	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.39:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.57:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F5CA38 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.57:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.39:1	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 #F5CA38 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f5ca38; }
.text { color: #f5ca38; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f5ca38; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(245 202 56 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f5ca38, #c1f538); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #F5CA38?: #F5CA38 is a vivid yellow, closest to the named color Buzz. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #F5CA38?: The RGB value is 245, 202, 56: 245 red, 202 green and 56 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #F5CA38?: The complementary color is #3863F5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F5CA38?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.39:1 and white text 1.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.