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#F8CB8B Color

#F8CB8B is rgb(248, 203, 139) in RGB, hsl(35, 89%, 76%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 18%, 44%, 3%) 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 8.03. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#F8CB8B
HEX#F8CB8B
RGBrgb(248, 203, 139)
HSLhsl(35, 89%, 76%)
HSVhsv(35, 44%, 97%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 18%, 44%, 3%)
OKLCHoklch(86.7% 0.096 75.7)
LABlab(84.62% 10.53 38.19)
LCHlch(84.62% 39.61 74.59)

What #F8CB8B 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 #F8CB8B, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Gold (Crayola)#E6BE8AΔE 8.03Topaz#FFC87CΔE 8.11Deep Champagne#FAD6A5ΔE 9.91Macaroni and Cheese#FFBD88ΔE 9.99Mellow Apricot#F8B878ΔE 10.12Middle Yellow Red#ECB176ΔE 10.26

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

#F8CB8B Channel Values

How #F8CB8B 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 248 · G 203 · B 1398-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 35° · S 89% · L 76%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 35° · S 44% · V 97%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 18% · Y 44% · K 3%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.51:1 vs white · 13.91:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #F8CB8B 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 text13.91:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #F8CB8B in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #F8CB8B

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #F8CB8B; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#F8CB8B
Complementary
#8BB9F8
Analogous
#F8948B
Analogous
#EFF88B
Triadic
#8BF8CB
Triadic
#CB8BF8
Split comp.
#8BEFF8
Split comp.
#948BF8

Tints & Shades of #F8CB8B

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

#F9D19A
#FAD8A8
#FBDEB7
#FCE7CA
#FDEED8
#FEF4E7

Shades

#F5B55B
#F29D26
#D9840D
#A9660A
#784907
#432904

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #F8CB8B.

How #F8CB8B 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#F8CB8B
Protanopia#D4D48B
Protanomaly#E3D08B
Deuteranopia#DBDB89
Deuteranomaly#E7D58A
Tritanopia#FDC4C4
Tritanomaly#FBC7B0
Achromatopsia#D2D2D2

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Using #F8CB8B in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-f8cb8b: #F8CB8B;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #F8CB8B;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-f8cb8b': '#F8CB8B' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.973, green: 0.796, blue: 0.545)
Android XML<color name="color_f8cb8b">#F8CB8B</color>
SVG fillfill="#F8CB8B"

More Orange Colors

#F8CB8B sits in the orange family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

8b7d6bfff9f5967969fff9f0987456fff8f0987654fff8eb9b7653fff7ed9c8b6efff7ebc8ad7fdba875e3dac9eba675f1ddcff8dcd3fcf5eeff681fff9933ffb83dffd68affe7d1

#F8CB8B Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #F8CB8B?

#F8CB8B is a light orange — rgb(248, 203, 139) in RGB and hsl(35, 89%, 76%) 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 8.03.

What is the RGB value of #F8CB8B?

#F8CB8B is rgb(248, 203, 139) — red 248, green 203, and blue 139 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #F8CB8B?

#F8CB8B converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 18%, 44%, 3%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #F8CB8B be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #F8CB8B scores 1.51:1 against white and 13.91:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #F8CB8B as a CSS color keyword?

No. #F8CB8B 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 10.8, which is visibly different.

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