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#F8C649 Cakepop Sorbet

#F8C649 is a light, moderately saturated yellow named Cakepop Sorbet. In the RGB color model it is made of 97.3% red, 77.6% green and 28.6% blue (rgb(248, 198, 73)). Its HSL value is 43° hue, 93% saturation and 63% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 20% magenta, 71% yellow and 3% black. #F8C649 is a warm color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 13.17:1.

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Variations of #F8C649

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#F8C649 color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#F8C649 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #F8C649 appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 93% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #E9D24F
  • Protanopia 91% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #DDC538
  • Protanomaly 94% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #E5C63F
  • Deuteranopia 93% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #E9D24F
  • Deuteranomaly 95% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #EDCE4B
  • Tritanopia 74% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #FFB5AC
  • Tritanomaly 87% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #FFBF83
  • Achromatopsia 70% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #CDCDCD
  • Achromatomaly 76% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #D9CBB7

#F8C649 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.60:1 Very poor#F8C649 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
13.17:1 Super#F8C649 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#F8C649 in CSS

/* Cakepop Sorbet */
.color { color: #F8C649; }
.background { background-color: #F8C649; }
.border { border: 1px solid #F8C649; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(248 198 73);
color: hsl(43 93% 63%);
color: oklch(0.849 0.148 86.4);

#F8C649 FAQ

What color is #F8C649?

#F8C649 is a light, moderately saturated yellow. Its closest named color is Cakepop Sorbet. It belongs to the yellow color family and is a warm color.

What is the RGB value of #F8C649?

#F8C649 is rgb(248, 198, 73) in RGB, hsl(43, 93%, 63%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 20%, 71%, 3%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #F8C649?

The complementary color of #F8C649 is #497BF8, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #F8C649?

Black text has the best contrast on #F8C649: 13.17:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #F8C649 a warm or cool color?

#F8C649 is a warm color.