Information about #F8C048 color

#F8C048 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#F8C048 falls into the Orange Color Family — Full Saturation, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(248, 192, 72) — 97.3% red, 75.3% green, 28.2% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 22 / 69 / 3. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#F8C048 is a intensely saturated warm orange that has a delicate, washed-out lightness. In practice it works well for airy backdrops, whitespace-heavy designs and gentle gradients. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Charger (#F9C24E). Slightly further away sit Maximum Yellow Red (#F2BA49) and Chickadee (#FFC34D).

Technically, the mix leans on its red channel (rgb(248, 192, 72)), which gives #F8C048 its character. On this background, black text reaches a 12.6:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 1.7:1. #F8C048 has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#F8C048 color variations

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

#F8C048 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

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

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

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

Tetradic

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

Tetradic color scheme

Square

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

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #F8C048

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

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#F8C048
  • RGB248, 192, 72
  • CMYK0, 22, 69, 3
  • CSSrgb(248, 192, 72)
  • HSL41°, 93%, 63%
  • HSL Precise40.909°, 92.632%, 62.745%
  • HSV41°, 71%, 97%
  • HSB41°, 71%, 97%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.973
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.753
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.282
  • GLSLvec3(0.973, 0.753, 0.282)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.973, 0.753, 0.282, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.973, 0.753, 0.282)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB97.3%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB75.3%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB28.2%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyFull Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDF8C048
  • DECIMAL ID16302152
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01