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#F1BD4B Color

#F1BD4B is rgb(241, 189, 75) in RGB, hsl(41, 86%, 62%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 22%, 69%, 5%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Maximum Yellow Red (#F2BA49), below the threshold most people can see at ΔE 1.96. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#F1BD4B
HEX#F1BD4B
RGBrgb(241, 189, 75)
HSLhsl(41, 86%, 62%)
HSVhsv(41, 69%, 95%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 22%, 69%, 5%)
OKLCHoklch(82.5% 0.141 83.8)
LABlab(79.89% 11.09 62.57)
LCHlch(79.89% 63.54 79.95)

What #F1BD4B Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #F1BD4B, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every yellow in the library.

#F1BD4B Channel Values

How #F1BD4B breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 241 · G 189 · B 758-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 41° · S 86% · L 62%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 41° · S 69% · V 95%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 22% · Y 69% · K 5%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.73:1 vs white · 12.12:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #F1BD4B background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text1.73:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text12.12:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #F1BD4B

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #F1BD4B; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Analogous
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Triadic
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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #F1BD4B

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #F1BD4B.

How #F1BD4B Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#F1BD4B
Protanopia#C7C74A
Protanomaly#D9C34A
Deuteranopia#D0D045
Deuteranomaly#DEC948
Tritanopia#F8B3B3
Tritanomaly#F5B795
Achromatopsia#C5C5C5

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #F1BD4B in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-f1bd4b: #F1BD4B;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #F1BD4B;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-f1bd4b': '#F1BD4B' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.945, green: 0.741, blue: 0.294)
Android XML<color name="color_f1bd4b">#F1BD4B</color>
SVG fillfill="#F1BD4B"

More Yellow Colors

#F1BD4B sits in the yellow family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#F1BD4B Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #F1BD4B?

#F1BD4B is a light yellow — rgb(241, 189, 75) in RGB and hsl(41, 86%, 62%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Maximum Yellow Red (#F2BA49), which is below the threshold most people can see at a CIE76 distance of 1.96.

What is the RGB value of #F1BD4B?

#F1BD4B is rgb(241, 189, 75) — red 241, green 189, and blue 75 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #F1BD4B?

#F1BD4B converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 22%, 69%, 5%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #F1BD4B be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #F1BD4B scores 1.73:1 against white and 12.12:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #F1BD4B as a CSS color keyword?

No. #F1BD4B is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is goldenrod (#DAA520) at a CIE76 distance of 10.58, which is visibly different.

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