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#F4C066 Color

#F4C066 is rgb(244, 192, 102) in RGB, hsl(38, 87%, 68%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 21%, 58%, 4%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Topaz (#FFC87C), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.44. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#F4C066
HEX#F4C066
RGBrgb(244, 192, 102)
HSLhsl(38, 87%, 68%)
HSVhsv(38, 58%, 96%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 21%, 58%, 4%)
OKLCHoklch(83.7% 0.123 79.5)
LABlab(81.14% 12.04 52.04)
LCHlch(81.14% 53.42 76.97)

What #F4C066 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 #F4C066, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Topaz#FFC87CΔE 7.44Lanzones#E0BC5BΔE 7.58Sunray#E3AB57ΔE 7.67Indian Yellow#E3A857ΔE 9.11Earth Yellow#E1A95FΔE 10.28Maximum Yellow Red#F2BA49ΔE 10.95

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

#F4C066 Channel Values

How #F4C066 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 244 · G 192 · B 1028-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 38° · S 87% · L 68%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 38° · S 58% · V 96%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 21% · Y 58% · K 4%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.67:1 vs white · 12.58:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #F4C066 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 text1.67:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text12.58:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #F4C066 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #F4C066

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #F4C066; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#F4C066
Complementary
#669AF4
Analogous
#F47966
Analogous
#E1F466
Triadic
#66F4C0
Triadic
#C066F4
Split comp.
#66E1F4
Split comp.
#7966F4

Tints & Shades of #F4C066

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

#F6C879
#F7D291
#F9DAA4
#FAE2B7
#FBE9CB
#FDF3E2

Shades

#F1AF3B
#EE9D11
#C4810E
#94610A
#694507
#3E2904

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #F4C066.

How #F4C066 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#F4C066
Protanopia#CACA65
Protanomaly#DCC666
Deuteranopia#D3D362
Deuteranomaly#E1CC64
Tritanopia#FAB8B8
Tritanomaly#F8BB9E
Achromatopsia#C8C8C8

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #F4C066 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-f4c066: #F4C066;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #F4C066;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-f4c066': '#F4C066' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.957, green: 0.753, blue: 0.400)
Android XML<color name="color_f4c066">#F4C066</color>
SVG fillfill="#F4C066"

More Orange Colors

#F4C066 sits in the orange family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

8b7d6bfff9f5967969fff9f0987456fff8f0987654fff8eb9b7653fff7ed9c8b6efff7ebc8ad7fdba875e3dac9eba675f1ddcff8dcd3fcf5eeff681fff9933ffb83dffd68affe7d1

#F4C066 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #F4C066?

#F4C066 is a light orange — rgb(244, 192, 102) in RGB and hsl(38, 87%, 68%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Topaz (#FFC87C), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.44.

What is the RGB value of #F4C066?

#F4C066 is rgb(244, 192, 102) — red 244, green 192, and blue 102 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #F4C066?

#F4C066 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 21%, 58%, 4%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #F4C066 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #F4C066 scores 1.67:1 against white and 12.58:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #F4C066 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #F4C066 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 sandybrown (#F4A460) at a CIE76 distance of 15.92, which is visibly different.

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