#F5B57BSunburst (#F5B57B) is a light, soft orange with an OKLCH hue of 63°, lightness 0.82 and chroma 0.105. It sits on the warm side of the color wheel. In practice it behaves as a mid-weight working color for secondary surfaces and editorial blocks.
| HEX | #F5B57B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(245, 181, 123) |
| HSL | hsl(29, 86%, 72%) |
| HSV | hsv(29, 50%, 96%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 26%, 50%, 4%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(78.4 16.6 38.5) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.820 0.105 63) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Sunburst shifts subtly: leans toward red; in north-facing or shaded light it is virtually unchanged. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 1.6), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#faaf71 — ΔE 1.6, shifts subtly: leans toward red#fbb577 — ΔE 1.0, is virtually unchanged#f5b57b — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#f5b67d — ΔE 0.3, is virtually unchangedTest Sunburst in the color lighting simulator — sweep it through daylight, warm 2700K light, 4000K LED, and shade alongside the rest of your palette.
Against white it measures 1.78:1 and against black 11.78:1, so black text is the stronger pairing. That pairing passes WCAG AA for body text. Avoid white text on this color entirely.
One color explored: close hues with real lightness and chroma structure, so the palette is the anchor through value rather than a set of colors.
#ffeee1 · #f5b57b · #ce945f · #a37040 · #7a4e21 · #532d01
The anchor's neighbours on the wheel — everything shares an undertone, so the chord carries color without anything having to be muted to get along.
#f0dfa1 · #f3cb8a · #f5b57b · #e59e7b · #d0897c · #b8777c
The mid-gap pairing — sage and mustard, terracotta and olive. A foil rotated 40–65° toward warm or cool: too far to be kin, too near to argue, carried by temperature and a deliberate value offset.
#f5b57b · #a3a983 · #ad7a4b · #686f1b · #6d4113 · #323610
One deliberately opposed voice — a single restrained counterpoint across the wheel, or temperature against temperature where the anchor is too muted to carry a loud opposite.
#f8e4d3 · #f5b57b · #61a7dc · #78593d · #563c24 · #332213
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#f5b57b · #a0a9b0 · #7f7369 · #41474c · #251a10 · #000103
This color as a ground rather than a subject — its own restraint held across a narrow value band, carrying one saturated voice from the opposite temperature.
#e9f3fc · #c1cdd6 · #95a2ad · #1c2d3a · #000b18 · #f5b57b
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#e1e7c2 · #f5b57b · #b2ad85 · #1f798f · #323d5b · #041110
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#c8e9d6 · #f5b57b · #a9acde · #7594a1 · #344058 · #120f04
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#f5b57b · #93afa9 · #2e8579 · #523674 · #250d3e · #000201
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#f5b57b · #99ae9e · #4c845d · #004b75 · #32052e · #000511
#F8BF8D · #FBC99E · #FDD3AF · #FFDEC1 · #FFE8D5
#CB925E · #A37142 · #7C5127 · #58330C · #341900
#EBB98C · #E1BC9C · #D7BFAB
Its moderate chroma lets it work in mid-size areas — upholstery, secondary UI surfaces, editorial blocks — without overwhelming neighbors. In palettes it pairs most predictably with its tonal ramp and analogous neighbors; reserve the complementary hue for small, deliberate contrast.