Information about #F1B40E color

#F1B40E color image

Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #F1B40E belongs to the Orange Color Family, featuring Full Saturation and Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(241, 180, 14) — 94.5% red, 70.6% green, 5.5% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 24 / 89 / 5. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #F1B40E reads as a pure, full-strength amber-leaning orange and carries an easy, daylight feel. Designers typically reach for tones like this for accents, call-to-action elements and statement visuals. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Google Yellow (#EEB211). Slightly further away sit Spanish Yellow (#F6B511) and BINANCE YELLOW (#F0B90B).

In RGB terms — rgb(241, 180, 14) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #F1B40E: 11.3:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 1.9:1 for white. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#F1B40E color variations

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#F1B40E 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 #F1B40E

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#F1B40E
  • RGB241, 180, 14
  • CMYK0, 24, 89, 5
  • CSSrgb(241, 180, 14)
  • HSL44°, 89%, 50%
  • HSL Precise43.877°, 89.02%, 50%
  • HSV44°, 94%, 95%
  • HSB44°, 94%, 95%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.945
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.706
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.055
  • GLSLvec3(0.945, 0.706, 0.055)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.945, 0.706, 0.055, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.945, 0.706, 0.055)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB94.5%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB70.6%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB5.5%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyFull Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDF1B40E
  • DECIMAL ID15840270
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01