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#F5CC5B Color

#F5CC5B is rgb(245, 204, 91) in RGB, hsl(44, 89%, 66%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 17%, 63%, 4%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Orange-yellow (Crayola) (#F8D568), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.59. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#F5CC5B
HEX#F5CC5B
RGBrgb(245, 204, 91)
HSLhsl(44, 89%, 66%)
HSVhsv(44, 63%, 96%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 17%, 63%, 4%)
OKLCHoklch(86% 0.138 89.2)
LABlab(84.09% 6.01 60.28)
LCHlch(84.09% 60.57 84.30)

What #F5CC5B 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 #F5CC5B, 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.

#F5CC5B Channel Values

How #F5CC5B 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 204 · B 918-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 44° · S 89% · L 66%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 44° · S 63% · V 96%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 17% · Y 63% · K 4%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.54:1 vs white · 13.67:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #F5CC5B 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 text1.54:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text13.67:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #F5CC5B

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #F5CC5B; 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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Complementary
Analogous
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Triadic
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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #F5CC5B

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 #F5CC5B.

How #F5CC5B 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#F5CC5B
Protanopia#D4D45A
Protanomaly#E2D15B
Deuteranopia#DBDB57
Deuteranomaly#E6D559
Tritanopia#FCC2C2
Tritanomaly#F9C6A3
Achromatopsia#D0D0D0

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #F5CC5B in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-f5cc5b: #F5CC5B;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #F5CC5B;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-f5cc5b': '#F5CC5B' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.961, green: 0.800, blue: 0.357)
Android XML<color name="color_f5cc5b">#F5CC5B</color>
SVG fillfill="#F5CC5B"

More Yellow Colors

#F5CC5B sits in the yellow family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#F5CC5B Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #F5CC5B?

#F5CC5B is a light yellow — rgb(245, 204, 91) in RGB and hsl(44, 89%, 66%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Orange-yellow (Crayola) (#F8D568), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.59.

What is the RGB value of #F5CC5B?

#F5CC5B is rgb(245, 204, 91) — red 245, green 204, and blue 91 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #F5CC5B?

#F5CC5B converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 17%, 63%, 4%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #F5CC5B be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #F5CC5B scores 1.54:1 against white and 13.67:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #F5CC5B as a CSS color keyword?

No. #F5CC5B 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 16.49, which is visibly different.

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