#F5C242 Color

#F5C242 is rgb(245, 194, 66) in RGB and hsl(43, 90%, 61%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is SandyBrown. Black text is most readable on this background.

#F5C242

HEX#F5C242

RGBrgb(245, 194, 66)

HSLhsl(43, 90%, 61%)

HSVhsv(43, 73%, 96%)

OKLCHoklch(83.8% 0.15 86.1)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 21%, 73%, 4%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #F5C242 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text1.66:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text12.68:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #F5C242 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#F5C242 Complementary#4275F5 Analogous#F56942 Analogous#CEF542 Triadic#42F5C2 Triadic#C242F5

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #F5C242, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#F6CA5A #F8D377 #F9DB90 #FAE3A8 #FCEBC0 #FDF4DD

Shades

#F3B61B #DAA00B #B38309 #886307 #614705 #3A2B03

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