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#F5C73D

Bright Amber

#F5C73D is the CSS named color "sandybrown", an exact match. In RGB it breaks down to red 245, green 199, and blue 61 out of 255 each. In HSL terms that's a hue of 45°, 90% saturation, and 60% lightness: on the lighter side — readable as large or bold text on a dark background, but too pale for small body text on white.

Every format

HEX#f5c73d
RGBrgb(245, 199, 61)
HSLhsl(45° 90% 60%)
HSBhsb(45° 75% 96%)
OKLCHoklch(85% 0.155 89°)
OKLABoklab(85% 0.002 0.155)
LCHlch(83% 71.0 84°)
CMYKcmyk(0% 19% 75% 4%)

Shades (darker)

#f5c73d · #deb118 · #c89b00 · #b38600 · #9d7200

Tints (lighter)

#f5c73d · #facc44 · #ffd14a · #ffd650 · #ffdb56

Shades mix #F5C73D toward black in even steps, useful for hover and pressed states in a UI; tints mix it toward white, useful for subtle backgrounds and disabled states that still read as the same color family.

On white: 1.60:1 — fails
On black: 13.12:1 — AAA

Frequently asked

What is #F5C73D in RGB?
#F5C73D is rgb(245, 199, 61) — red 245, green 199, blue 61 out of 255 each.
Does #F5C73D pass WCAG contrast on a white background?
It has a contrast ratio of 1.60:1 against white, which fails for normal text.
What's a good background color to pair with #F5C73D?
Black text or a black background gives better contrast (13.12:1) than white (1.60:1).

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