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#F5D000 Color

#F5D000 is rgb(245, 208, 0) in RGB, hsl(51, 100%, 48%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 15%, 100%, 4%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Yellow (Munsell) (#EFCC00), below the threshold most people can see at ΔE 2.18. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#F5D000
HEX#F5D000
RGBrgb(245, 208, 0)
HSLhsl(51, 100%, 48%)
HSVhsv(51, 100%, 96%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 15%, 100%, 4%)
OKLCHoklch(86.3% 0.178 96)
LABlab(84.76% 2.09 84.22)
LCHlch(84.76% 84.24 88.58)

What #F5D000 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 #F5D000, 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.

#F5D000 Channel Values

How #F5D000 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 208 · B 08-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 51° · S 100% · L 48%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 51° · S 100% · V 96%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 15% · Y 100% · K 4%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.51:1 vs white · 13.9:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #F5D000 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 text1.51:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text13.9:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #F5D000

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #F5D000; 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 #F5D000

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 #F5D000.

How #F5D000 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#F5D000
Protanopia#D7D700
Protanomaly#E4D400
Deuteranopia#DDDD00
Deuteranomaly#E7D800
Tritanopia#FEC4C4
Tritanomaly#FBC99C
Achromatopsia#D2D2D2

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #F5D000 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-f5d000: #F5D000;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #F5D000;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-f5d000': '#F5D000' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.961, green: 0.816, blue: 0.000)
Android XML<color name="color_f5d000">#F5D000</color>
SVG fillfill="#F5D000"

More Yellow Colors

#F5D000 sits in the yellow family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#F5D000 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #F5D000?

#F5D000 is a mid-tone yellow — rgb(245, 208, 0) in RGB and hsl(51, 100%, 48%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Yellow (Munsell) (#EFCC00), which is below the threshold most people can see at a CIE76 distance of 2.18.

What is the RGB value of #F5D000?

#F5D000 is rgb(245, 208, 0) — red 245, green 208, and blue 0 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #F5D000?

#F5D000 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 15%, 100%, 4%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #F5D000 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #F5D000 scores 1.51:1 against white and 13.9:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #F5D000 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #F5D000 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 gold (#FFD700) at a CIE76 distance of 3.67, which is very hard to tell apart.

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