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#F5CA8A Color

#F5CA8A is rgb(245, 202, 138) in RGB, hsl(36, 84%, 75%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 18%, 44%, 4%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Gold (Crayola) (#E6BE8A), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.44. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#F5CA8A
HEX#F5CA8A
RGBrgb(245, 202, 138)
HSLhsl(36, 84%, 75%)
HSVhsv(36, 44%, 96%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 18%, 44%, 4%)
OKLCHoklch(86.2% 0.095 76.9)
LABlab(84.07% 9.76 37.93)
LCHlch(84.07% 39.16 75.57)

What #F5CA8A 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 #F5CA8A, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Gold (Crayola)#E6BE8AΔE 7.44Topaz#FFC87CΔE 8.69Deep Champagne#FAD6A5ΔE 9.7Burly Wood#DEB887ΔE 10.17Middle Yellow Red#ECB176ΔE 10.41Macaroni and Cheese#FFBD88ΔE 10.57

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

#F5CA8A Channel Values

How #F5CA8A 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 245 · G 202 · B 1388-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 36° · S 84% · L 75%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 36° · S 44% · V 96%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 18% · Y 44% · K 4%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.53:1 vs white · 13.7:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #F5CA8A 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 text1.53:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text13.7:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #F5CA8A in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #F5CA8A

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #F5CA8A; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#F5CA8A
Complementary
#8AB5F5
Analogous
#F5948A
Analogous
#EAF58A
Triadic
#8AF5CA
Triadic
#CA8AF5
Split comp.
#8AEAF5
Split comp.
#948AF5

Tints & Shades of #F5CA8A

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

#F6D098
#F8D9AB
#F9DFB9
#FAE6C7
#FBECD5
#FDF4E8

Shades

#F1B55B
#EDA02C
#D38612
#A0650E
#71470A
#422A06

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #F5CA8A.

How #F5CA8A 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#F5CA8A
Protanopia#D2D28A
Protanomaly#E1CF8A
Deuteranopia#D9D988
Deuteranomaly#E5D389
Tritanopia#FAC3C3
Tritanomaly#F8C6AF
Achromatopsia#D1D1D1

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #F5CA8A in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-f5ca8a: #F5CA8A;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #F5CA8A;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-f5ca8a': '#F5CA8A' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.961, green: 0.792, blue: 0.541)
Android XML<color name="color_f5ca8a">#F5CA8A</color>
SVG fillfill="#F5CA8A"

More Orange Colors

#F5CA8A sits in the orange family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

8b7d6bfff9f5967969fff9f0987456fff8f0987654fff8eb9b7653fff7ed9c8b6efff7ebc8ad7fdba875e3dac9eba675f1ddcff8dcd3fcf5eeff681fff9933ffb83dffd68affe7d1

#F5CA8A Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #F5CA8A?

#F5CA8A is a light orange — rgb(245, 202, 138) in RGB and hsl(36, 84%, 75%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Gold (Crayola) (#E6BE8A), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.44.

What is the RGB value of #F5CA8A?

#F5CA8A is rgb(245, 202, 138) — red 245, green 202, and blue 138 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #F5CA8A?

#F5CA8A converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 18%, 44%, 4%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #F5CA8A be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #F5CA8A scores 1.53:1 against white and 13.7:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #F5CA8A as a CSS color keyword?

No. #F5CA8A 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 burlywood (#DEB887) at a CIE76 distance of 10.17, which is visibly different.

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