What color is #F8BC9A?

#F8BC9A is a light, vivid orange, closest to the named color Blushing Cinnamon. It belongs to the orange family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #F8BC9A?

The RGB value is 248, 188, 154: 248 red, 188 green and 154 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #F8BC9A?

The complementary color is #9AD6F8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F8BC9A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.65:1 and white text 1.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#F8BC9A color

#F8BC9A rgb(248, 188, 154)

Shades of orange

The hex color #F8BC9A is a light, vivid orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 97.3% red, 73.7% green and 60.4% blue (248, 188, 154).

Its hue angle is 22°, with 87% saturation and 79% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 24% magenta, 38% yellow and 3% black.

The closest named color is Blushing Cinnamon (#FFBF99), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.65:1).

#F8BC9A color codes

HEX	`#F8BC9A`
RGB	`rgb(248, 188, 154)`
RGB percent	`rgb(97.3%, 73.7%, 60.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(22, 87%, 79%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(22, 38%, 97%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 24%, 38%, 3%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(80.88, 17.26, 25.59)`
CIE LCH	`lch(80.88, 30.87, 56)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(62.529, 58.26, 38.517)`
Decimal	`16301210`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #F8BC9A, 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 #F8BC9A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.65:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.66:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F8BC9A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.66:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.65:1	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 #F8BC9A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f8bc9a; }
.text { color: #f8bc9a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f8bc9a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(248 188 154 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f8bc9a, #f8eb9a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Apricot.

Questions

What color is #F8BC9A?: #F8BC9A is a light, vivid orange, closest to the named color Blushing Cinnamon. It belongs to the orange family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #F8BC9A?: The RGB value is 248, 188, 154: 248 red, 188 green and 154 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #F8BC9A?: The complementary color is #9AD6F8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F8BC9A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.65:1 and white text 1.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.