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#F5D60F Color

#F5D60F is rgb(245, 214, 15) in RGB, hsl(52, 92%, 51%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 13%, 94%, 4%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Safety Yellow (#EED202), below the threshold most people can see at ΔE 2.04. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#F5D60F
HEX#F5D60F
RGBrgb(245, 214, 15)
HSLhsl(52, 92%, 51%)
HSVhsv(52, 94%, 96%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 13%, 94%, 4%)
OKLCHoklch(87.6% 0.179 98.4)
LABlab(86.28% -0.71 83.93)
LCHlch(86.28% 83.93 90.49)

What #F5D60F 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 #F5D60F, 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.

#F5D60F Channel Values

How #F5D60F 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 214 · B 158-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 52° · S 92% · L 51%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 52° · S 94% · V 96%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 13% · Y 94% · K 4%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.45:1 vs white · 14.51:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #F5D60F 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 text1.45:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text14.51:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #F5D60F

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #F5D60F; 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 #F5D60F

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

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How #F5D60F 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#F5D60F
Protanopia#DCDC0C
Protanomaly#E6D90D
Deuteranopia#E1E100
Deuteranomaly#E9DD02
Tritanopia#FFCACA
Tritanomaly#FBCFA1
Achromatopsia#D6D6D6

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Using #F5D60F in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-f5d60f: #F5D60F;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #F5D60F;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-f5d60f': '#F5D60F' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.961, green: 0.839, blue: 0.059)
Android XML<color name="color_f5d60f">#F5D60F</color>
SVG fillfill="#F5D60F"

More Yellow Colors

#F5D60F sits in the yellow family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#F5D60F Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #F5D60F?

#F5D60F is a mid-tone yellow — rgb(245, 214, 15) in RGB and hsl(52, 92%, 51%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Safety Yellow (#EED202), which is below the threshold most people can see at a CIE76 distance of 2.04.

What is the RGB value of #F5D60F?

#F5D60F is rgb(245, 214, 15) — red 245, green 214, and blue 15 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #F5D60F?

#F5D60F converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 13%, 94%, 4%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #F5D60F be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #F5D60F scores 1.45:1 against white and 14.51:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #F5D60F as a CSS color keyword?

No. #F5D60F 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 4.62, which is very hard to tell apart.

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