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#F8CD91 Color

#F8CD91 is rgb(248, 205, 145) in RGB, hsl(35, 88%, 77%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 17%, 42%, 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 6.79. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#F8CD91
HEX#F8CD91
RGBrgb(248, 205, 145)
HSLhsl(35, 88%, 77%)
HSVhsv(35, 42%, 97%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 17%, 42%, 3%)
OKLCHoklch(87.2% 0.091 75.4)
LABlab(85.18% 9.99 35.87)
LCHlch(85.18% 37.23 74.43)

What #F8CD91 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 #F8CD91, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Gold (Crayola)#E6BE8AΔE 6.79Deep Champagne#FAD6A5ΔE 7.48Navajo White#FFDEADΔE 9.56Burly Wood#DEB887ΔE 9.64Peach (Crayola)#FFCBA4ΔE 10.41Topaz#FFC87CΔE 10.49

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

#F8CD91 Channel Values

How #F8CD91 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 205 · B 1458-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 35° · S 88% · L 77%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 35° · S 42% · V 97%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 17% · Y 42% · K 3%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.49:1 vs white · 14.13:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #F8CD91 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 text1.49:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text14.13:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #F8CD91 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #F8CD91

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #F8CD91; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#F8CD91
Complementary
#91BCF8
Analogous
#F89991
Analogous
#EFF891
Triadic
#91F8CD
Triadic
#CD91F8
Split comp.
#91EFF8
Split comp.
#9991F8

Tints & Shades of #F8CD91

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

#F9D39F
#FADAAE
#FBE1BC
#FCE7CA
#FDEED9
#FDF4E7

Shades

#F5B761
#F29F2C
#DD870E
#A8660B
#784908
#432904

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #F8CD91.

How #F8CD91 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#F8CD91
Protanopia#D5D591
Protanomaly#E4D291
Deuteranopia#DCDC8F
Deuteranomaly#E8D690
Tritanopia#FDC7C7
Tritanomaly#FBC9B4
Achromatopsia#D4D4D4

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #F8CD91 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-f8cd91: #F8CD91;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #F8CD91;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-f8cd91': '#F8CD91' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.973, green: 0.804, blue: 0.569)
Android XML<color name="color_f8cd91">#F8CD91</color>
SVG fillfill="#F8CD91"

More Orange Colors

#F8CD91 sits in the orange family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

8b7d6bfff9f5967969fff9f0987456fff8f0987654fff8eb9b7653fff7ed9c8b6efff7ebc8ad7fdba875e3dac9eba675f1ddcff8dcd3fcf5eeff681fff9933ffb83dffd68affe7d1

#F8CD91 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #F8CD91?

#F8CD91 is a light orange — rgb(248, 205, 145) in RGB and hsl(35, 88%, 77%) 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 6.79.

What is the RGB value of #F8CD91?

#F8CD91 is rgb(248, 205, 145) — red 248, green 205, and blue 145 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #F8CD91?

#F8CD91 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 17%, 42%, 3%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #F8CD91 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #F8CD91 scores 1.49:1 against white and 14.13:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #F8CD91 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #F8CD91 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 navajowhite (#FFDEAD) at a CIE76 distance of 9.56, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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