Information about #F8C16E color

#F8C16E color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#F8C16E falls into the Orange Color Family — Full Saturation, Very Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(248, 193, 110) — 97.3% red, 75.7% green, 43.1% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 22 / 54 / 3. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#F8C16E presents itself as a maximally vivid orange — one that appears airy and pastel-like. In practice it works well for minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Golden Cream (#F7BF68). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Daybreak Yellow (#FCBF66) and Consuela (#FDB76D).

In RGB terms — rgb(248, 193, 110) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #F8C16E: 12.8:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 1.6:1 for white. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #F8C16E is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#F8C16E color variations

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

#F8C16E 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 #F8C16E

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

Golden Cream color link
Golden Cream

#F7BF68

Consuela color link
Consuela

#FDB76D

Warm Sun color link
Warm Sun

#F1CD6C

Chardonnay color link
Chardonnay

#FFC878

Bardot color link
Bardot

#F3C762

Pastel Amber color link
Pastel Amber

#F8C57C

Grandis color link
Grandis

#FFCD73

Soft Orange color link
Soft Orange

#F5CA7B

Topaz color link
Topaz

#FFC87C

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#F8C16E
  • RGB248, 193, 110
  • CMYK0, 22, 54, 3
  • CSSrgb(248, 193, 110)
  • HSL36°, 91%, 70%
  • HSL Precise36.087°, 90.789%, 70.196%
  • HSV36°, 56%, 97%
  • HSB36°, 56%, 97%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.973
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.757
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.431
  • GLSLvec3(0.973, 0.757, 0.431)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.973, 0.757, 0.431, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.973, 0.757, 0.431)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB97.3%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB75.7%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB43.1%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyFull Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDF8C16E
  • DECIMAL ID16302446
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01