Information about #F0C159 color
Basic facts about this digital color
#F0C159 presents itself as a strongly colored amber-leaning 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 almost identical to Starbell (#EBC155). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Cream Can (#EEC051) and Saffron Mango (#F9BF58).
In RGB terms — rgb(240, 193, 89) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #F0C159: 12.5:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 1.7:1 for white. #F0C159 has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.
#F0C159 color variations
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#F0C159 color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#F0C159 color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#F0C159 color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#F0C159 color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#F0C159 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.
Split complementary
Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.
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.
Triadic
Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.
Tetradic
Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.
Square
Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.
Alternatives to #F0C159 color
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Nearest named colors to #F0C159
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#EBC155
#EEC051
#F9BF58
#F3C762
#E7C251
#F9C24E
#F0B253
#F4D054
#FFC152
#F7BF68
#E6B553
#EAB563
#F0C159 color backgrounds & wallpapers
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#F0C159
- RGB240, 193, 89
- CMYK0, 18, 59, 6
- CSSrgb(240, 193, 89)
- HSL41°, 83%, 65%
- HSL Precise41.325°, 83.425%, 64.51%
- HSV41°, 63%, 94%
- HSB41°, 63%, 94%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.941
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.757
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.349
- GLSLvec3(0.941, 0.757, 0.349)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.941, 0.757, 0.349, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.941, 0.757, 0.349)
- Percentage of Red in RGB94.1%
- Percentage of Green in RGB75.7%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB34.9%
- Color FamilyOrange
- Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
- Lightness FamilyVery Light
- HEX IDF0C159
- DECIMAL ID15778137
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- Seen by search & AI crawlers11 times
- Counting from2025-01-01
