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#F8CFA5 Color

#F8CFA5 is rgb(248, 207, 165) in RGB, hsl(30, 86%, 81%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 17%, 33%, 3%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Deep Champagne (#FAD6A5), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.14. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#F8CFA5
HEX#F8CFA5
RGBrgb(248, 207, 165)
HSLhsl(30, 86%, 81%)
HSVhsv(30, 33%, 97%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 17%, 33%, 3%)
OKLCHoklch(88% 0.072 67.3)
LABlab(85.95% 10.65 26.62)
LCHlch(85.95% 28.67 68.19)

What #F8CFA5 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 #F8CFA5, 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 orange in the library.

#F8CFA5 Channel Values

How #F8CFA5 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 207 · B 1658-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 30° · S 86% · L 81%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 30° · S 33% · V 97%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 17% · Y 33% · K 3%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.45:1 vs white · 14.46:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #F8CFA5 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 text14.46:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #F8CFA5

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #F8CFA5; 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 #F8CFA5

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 #F8CFA5 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#F8CFA5
Protanopia#D7D7A5
Protanomaly#E5D4A5
Deuteranopia#DEDEA3
Deuteranomaly#E9D8A4
Tritanopia#FCCACA
Tritanomaly#FACCBD
Achromatopsia#D6D6D6

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Using #F8CFA5 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-f8cfa5: #F8CFA5;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #F8CFA5;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-f8cfa5': '#F8CFA5' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.973, green: 0.812, blue: 0.647)
Android XML<color name="color_f8cfa5">#F8CFA5</color>
SVG fillfill="#F8CFA5"

More Orange Colors

#F8CFA5 sits in the orange family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#F8CFA5 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #F8CFA5?

#F8CFA5 is a lightest orange — rgb(248, 207, 165) in RGB and hsl(30, 86%, 81%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Deep Champagne (#FAD6A5), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.14.

What is the RGB value of #F8CFA5?

#F8CFA5 is rgb(248, 207, 165) — red 248, green 207, and blue 165 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #F8CFA5?

#F8CFA5 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 17%, 33%, 3%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #F8CFA5 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #F8CFA5 scores 1.45:1 against white and 14.46:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #F8CFA5 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #F8CFA5 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 6.22, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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