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#f5bc85 color: Melon Balls

#f5bc85 is rgb(245, 188, 133) in RGB and oklch(83.467% 0.09671 64.842) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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29°
100%

83.5%
0.097
65°
  • Amber
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Pastel
  • Warm
  • ≈ Peach
  • orange-300
  • Black 4%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
1.69:1Hard to read
Lc -34
Black text
12.41:1Readable · AA
Lc 74

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About #f5bc85

#f5bc85 is a pastel light amber color. In OKLCH it has 83.5% lightness, 0.097 chroma and a hue of 65°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 1.69:1 contrast and black text 12.41:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Melon Balls (#f2bd85). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is orange-300.

More light amber colors

Lighter: #f5bc85 mixed with white

  1. f5bc85
  2. f6c392
  3. f8ca9e
  4. f9d0aa
  5. fad7b7
  6. fbdec3
  7. fce4cf
  8. fdebdb
  9. fef2e7
  10. fef8f3

Darker: #f5bc85 mixed with black

  1. f5bc85
  2. d5a373
  3. b68b61
  4. 987350
  5. 7b5d40
  6. 5f4730
  7. 443221
  8. 2b1f13
  9. 150d06
  10. 030201

Calmer: #f5bc85 with less saturation

  1. f5bc85
  2. f1be8d
  3. edbf94
  4. e8c09b
  5. e4c2a2
  6. e0c3a9
  7. dbc4af
  8. d7c5b6
  9. d2c7bc
  10. cdc8c2

Questions about #f5bc85

What color is #f5bc85?

#f5bc85 is pastel light amber. The closest named color is Melon Balls. In RGB it is rgb(245, 188, 133), in HSL hsl(29.46, 84.85%, 74.12%) and in OKLCH oklch(83.467% 0.09671 64.842).

What colors go well with #f5bc85?

The complementary color of #f5bc85 is #92d0ff. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #ffb29e and #dcc97e. The triadic partners are #79ded1 and #d7b9fc.

Is white or black text more readable on #f5bc85?

Black text reads better on #f5bc85: white gives a contrast ratio of 1.69:1 and black gives 12.41:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #f5bc85 a warm or cool color?

#f5bc85 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 65 degrees, its lightness 83.5% and its chroma 0.097.