Information about #F0C579 color

#F0C579 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#F0C579 falls into the Orange Color Family — High Saturation, Very Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(240, 197, 121) — 94.1% red, 77.3% green, 47.5% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 17 / 47 / 6. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A strongly colored warm orange, #F0C579 has a delicate, washed-out lightness. Designers typically reach for tones like this for minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Soft Orange (#F5CA7B). Slightly further away sit Pastel Amber (#F8C57C) and Marzipan (#EBC881).

The recipe behind #F0C579 is rgb(240, 197, 121), with red as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #F0C579: 13.0:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 1.6:1 for white. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#F0C579 color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#F0C579 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#F0C579 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#F0C579 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#F0C579 color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#F0C579 color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes
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Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme
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Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme
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Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme
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#7AF0C5
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#C57AF0
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Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme
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#A5F07A
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Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme
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Nearest named colors to #F0C579

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Soft Orange color link
Soft Orange

#F5CA7B

Pastel Amber color link
Pastel Amber

#F8C57C

Marzipan color link
Marzipan

#EBC881

Cherokee color link
Cherokee

#F5CD82

Sand color link
Sand

#E2CA76

Pencarrow color link
Pencarrow

#E3BF7E

Warm Orange color link
Warm Orange

#FEC47F

Corvette color link
Corvette

#E9BA81

Mellow Apricot color link
Mellow Apricot

#F8B878

Warm Sun color link
Warm Sun

#F1CD6C

Chardonnay color link
Chardonnay

#FFC878

Topaz color link
Topaz

#FFC87C

#F0C579 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#F0C579
  • RGB240, 197, 121
  • CMYK0, 17, 47, 6
  • CSSrgb(240, 197, 121)
  • HSL38°, 80%, 71%
  • HSL Precise38.319°, 79.866%, 70.784%
  • HSV38°, 50%, 94%
  • HSB38°, 50%, 94%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.941
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.773
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.475
  • GLSLvec3(0.941, 0.773, 0.475)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.941, 0.773, 0.475, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.941, 0.773, 0.475)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB94.1%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB77.3%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB47.5%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDF0C579
  • DECIMAL ID15779193
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers22 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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