Deep Lemon (#F5C71A)

HEX, RGB, HSL, CMYK values + mood/style/use-case color tags. Use this page to keep your colors consistent across web and print.

Preview

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Best text color: #000000
Contrast vs white: 1.61:1 — vs black: 13.07:1

Color values

  • HEX #F5C71A
  • RGB rgb(245, 199, 26)
  • HSL hsl(47, 89%, 96%)
  • CMYK cmyk( 0, 18.78, 89.39, 3.92 )
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Tags

Mood

Playful (195)

Style

Neon (200) Warm (180)

Use case

Text (210) Button (200) Background (190)

Tip: tags are heuristic suggestions (helpful for browsing and inspiration).

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #F5C71A based on color theory relationships.

Complementary

The color directly opposite on the color wheel — creates maximum contrast and vibrance.

Deep Lemon
#F5C71A Base
#1A48F5
Analogous

Colors adjacent on the wheel — naturally harmonious and pleasing to the eye.

Deep Lemon
#F5C71A Base
#F55A1A
#B5F51A
Triadic

Three colors equally spaced 120° apart — bold, balanced, and visually rich.

Deep Lemon
#F5C71A Base
#1AF5C7
#C71AF5
Split-Complementary

Two colors flanking the complement — high contrast with less tension than full complementary.

Deep Lemon
#F5C71A Base
#1AB5F5
#5A1AF5
Tetradic (Square)

Four colors at 90° intervals — rich variety, best when one color dominates.

Deep Lemon
#F5C71A Base
#1AF55A
#1A48F5
#F51AB5
Monochromatic

Shades and tints of the same hue — cohesive, elegant, and easy to work with.

Deep Lemon
#F5C71A Base
#715A05
#BA9508
#DDB00A
#F7D141
#F8D963
#FBEBAD
Shades & Tints

Darker shades and lighter tints of Deep Lemon, generated by adjusting lightness while keeping the same hue and saturation.

Shades (darker)

— #181401
— #473903
— #775F05
— #A68407
— #D5AA09
Deep Lemon #F5C71A Base
— #F7D143
— #F9DB6C
— #FAE595
— #FCEFBE
— #FEF9E7
CSS & SCSS Snippets

Ready-to-use code snippets for #F5C71A. Click the copy button to copy any snippet to your clipboard.

CSS Properties 
/* Background */
.element {
    background-color: #F5C71A;
}

/* Text */
.element {
    color: #F5C71A;
}

/* Border */
.element {
    border: 1px solid #F5C71A;
}
CSS Gradient 
/* Linear gradient to complementary */
.element {
    background: linear-gradient(
        to right,
        #F5C71A,
        #ECF0FE
    );
}

/* Radial gradient */
.element {
    background: radial-gradient(
        circle,
        #F5C71A,
        #ECF0FE
    );
}
SCSS Variable 
// SCSS variable
$deep-lemon: #F5C71A;

// With RGB channels (useful for rgba() usage)
$deep-lemon-r: 245;
$deep-lemon-g: 199;
$deep-lemon-b: 26;

// Usage
.element {
    background-color: $deep-lemon;
    color: rgba($deep-lemon-r, $deep-lemon-g, $deep-lemon-b, 0.8);
}
Color Blindness Simulation

How Deep Lemon appears to people with different types of color vision deficiency.

Normal Vision #F5C71A How the color appears with full color vision.
Deuteranopia #D6D609 Deuteranopia affects ~8% of males. Green cones are absent, making it difficult to distinguish red from green. The most common form of color blindness.
Protanopia #CDCD1C Protanopia affects ~1% of males. Red cones are absent, causing reds to appear dark and indistinguishable from greens and browns.
Tritanopia #FEBCBC Tritanopia is rare (~0.003%). Blue cones are absent, making blue and yellow difficult to distinguish. Blues may appear green, yellows appear pink.
Achromatopsia #CCCCCC Achromatopsia is complete color blindness. The world is seen entirely in shades of grey. Affects ~1 in 30,000 people.
Similar Named Colors

The closest named colors to Deep Lemon ranked by perceptual difference (Delta-E 2000 — lower = more similar).

Deep Lemon #F5C71A Base
Jonquil #F4CA16 ΔE 1.28
Saffron #F4C430 ΔE 1.80
Tangerine Yellow #FFCC00 ΔE 1.96
Sunglow #FFCC33 ΔE 2.25

How to use this color

  1. Copy HEX for CSS and design tools, or RGB/HSL for UI adjustments.
  2. Use CMYK when preparing print assets (posters, packaging, brochures).
  3. Check contrast before using it for text or important UI elements.