Color

#F5CE7D

Light warm orange. Nearest reference color: Buff.

RGB

0–255

245

206

125

CMYK

0–100%

15.92%

48.98%

3.92%

RGB describes how #F5CE7D is represented with light on digital screens. This color combines red 245, green 206 and blue 125.

CMYK describes the same color using the four components commonly used in printing: cyan 0%, magenta 15.92%, yellow 48.98% and black 3.92%.

HSL values

H 40.5° S 85.71% L 72.55%

In the HSL color model, #F5CE7D has a hue of 40.5°, 85.71% saturation and 72.55% lightness. The sliders below show where this color sits across each of these three dimensions.

Color insight

#F5CE7D is a light, warm orange with moderate chroma.

Temperature: Warm
Lightness: Light
Chroma: Moderate

Color formats

Copy #F5CE7D in a format ready to use in CSS, design tools or other applications.

HEX #F5CE7D

RGB rgb(245, 206, 125)

HSL hsl(40.5 85.71% 72.55%)

OKLCH oklch(0.867855 0.109105 84.4937)

CSS --color: #F5CE7D;

Tints of #F5CE7D

Tints are lighter variations of #F5CE7D. They keep the character of the original color while moving progressively toward a lighter appearance.

#FFECC7 #FFE5AF #FFDC96 #FCD584 #F5CE7D

Shades of #F5CE7D

Shades are darker variations of #F5CE7D. Moving toward black increases visual depth while preserving the underlying hue of the color.

#F5CE7D #B89341 #7C5C00 #3E2C00 #0A0500

Tones of #F5CE7D

Tones reduce the chroma of #F5CE7D, producing quieter and more muted variations without simply making the color lighter or darker.

#F5CE7D #EED092 #E7D1A5 #E0D2B7 #D8D3C8

Tonal range of #F5CE7D

A continuous light-to-dark scale places #F5CE7D between its lighter tints and deeper shades.

#FFECC7 #FFE5AF #FFDC96 #FCD584 #F5CE7D #B89341 #7C5C00 #3E2C00 #0A0500

CSS color scale

Use this tonal range as reusable CSS custom properties.

:root {
    --color-100: #FFECC7;
    --color-200: #FFE5AF;
    --color-300: #FFDC96;
    --color-400: #FCD584;
    --color-500: #F5CE7D;
    --color-600: #B89341;
    --color-700: #7C5C00;
    --color-800: #3E2C00;
    --color-900: #0A0500;
}

Colors that go with #F5CE7D

Color harmonies for #F5CE7D are generated by rotating its hue in the OKLCH color space while preserving its lightness and chroma. This creates classic complementary, analogous, triadic and other hue relationships with more consistent perceptual balance.

Complementary

Opposite on the color wheel, creating the strongest direct hue contrast.

#F5CE7D #BFD4FF

Analogous

Neighboring hues that stay visually close to the original color.

#FFC6A0 #F5CE7D #D2DC87

Triadic

Three evenly spaced hues that create a broader, balanced color relationship.

#F5CE7D #70E8F5 #F8BBFC

Split complementary

Two hues around the complementary color, providing contrast with more variation.

#F5CE7D #A2DDFF #D6CBFF

Tetradic

Four related hues forming two complementary pairs on the color wheel.

#F5CE7D #7FEBCF #BFD4FF #FFBED7

CSS gradients with #F5CE7D

These gradients show how #F5CE7D moves toward white, black and its complementary color. Each gradient includes ready-to-use CSS that can be copied directly into a project.

Toward white

A light gradient that moves from the original color toward white.

#F5CE7D #F8DBA0 #FAE7C0 #FDF3E0 #FFFFFF

background: linear-gradient(90deg, #F5CE7D, #F8DBA0, #FAE7C0, #FDF3E0, #FFFFFF);

Toward black

A dark gradient that moves from the original color toward black.

#F5CE7D #A78C53 #5F4E2C #20190B #000000

background: linear-gradient(90deg, #F5CE7D, #A78C53, #5F4E2C, #20190B, #000000);

Toward the complementary color

A gradient connecting the original color with its complementary hue.

#F5CE7D #FFC4B0 #FFBED7 #E3C7FA #BFD4FF

background: linear-gradient(90deg, #F5CE7D, #FFC4B0, #FFBED7, #E3C7FA, #BFD4FF);

Text contrast and accessibility

Contrast determines how clearly text can be distinguished from #F5CE7D. The values below compare white and black text using WCAG contrast ratios.

White text

1.50:1

AA normal Fail AA large Fail AAA normal Fail

Black text

14.01:1

AA normal Pass AA large Pass AAA normal Pass

Recommended text color: #000000 . Relative luminance: 0.6504 .

Accessible CSS

Use the recommended text color with #F5CE7D as the background.

background-color: #F5CE7D;
color: #000000;

Using #F5CE7D in design

See how #F5CE7D works in a simple interface. The examples below use the color as a background, accent and interface element, with text chosen from its accessibility result.

Background

Paletico Color in context

#F5CE7D used as a full background with its recommended text color.

Accent

Accent color

Use #F5CE7D to emphasize selected interface elements without filling the entire surface.

Example action

Tonal pair

#FFE5AF

#F5CE7D

#3E2C00

Colors similar to #F5CE7D

These nearby colors are generated from perceptual variations of #F5CE7D, including changes in lightness, chroma and hue.

#FFECC5 #DAB463 #FFCB58 #EAD09C #FEC980 #EAD37D #FFDAA9 #DDC670

Color vision simulation

The simulations below show mathematical approximations of how #F5CE7D may shift under three forms of color vision deficiency. They are simulations, not a diagnosis or an exact representation of any individual person's vision.

Protanopia #E0CD76 Deuteranopia #EAD780 Tritanopia #FFC1BA

Simulation based on the model by Machado, Oliveira and Fernandes (2009), published in IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics. DOI: 10.1109/TVCG.2009.113.

Advanced color values

Beyond RGB, CMYK and HSL, #F5CE7D can also be represented in perceptual and device-independent color spaces used in color science and modern design tools.

XYZ

X: 63.4316
Y: 65.039
Z: 28.6107

CIELAB

L*: 84.5038
a*: 3.7378
b*: 45.1813

OKLab

L: 0.867855
a: 0.010469
b: 0.108602

OKLCH

L: 0.867855
C: 0.109105
H: 84.4937°