What color is #F5F5DC?

#F5F5DC is a very light, moderate yellow known as Beige. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Beige?

The RGB value is 245, 245, 220: 245 red, 245 green and 220 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Beige?

The complementary color is #DCDCF5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F5F5DC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.98:1 and white text 1.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Beige color: hex code #F5F5DC

#F5F5DC rgb(245, 245, 220)

Shades of beige

Beige has the hex code #F5F5DC. It is a very light, moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 96.1% red, 96.1% green and 86.3% blue (245, 245, 220).

Its hue angle is 60°, with 56% saturation and 91% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 4% black.

You can use it in CSS with the keyword beige.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.98:1).

Beige (#F5F5DC) color codes

HEX	`#F5F5DC`
RGB	`rgb(245, 245, 220)`
RGB percent	`rgb(96.1%, 96.1%, 86.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(60, 56%, 91%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(60, 10%, 96%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 10%, 4%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(95.95, -4.19, 12.05)`
CIE LCH	`lch(95.95, 12.76, 109.19)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(83.225, 89.885, 80.661)`
Decimal	`16119260`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Beige, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #F5F5DC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.98:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.11:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F5F5DC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.11:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.98:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #F5F5DC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f5f5dc; }
.text { color: #f5f5dc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f5f5dc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(245 245 220 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f5f5dc, #e9f5dc); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #F5F5DC on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #F5F5DC?: #F5F5DC is a very light, moderate yellow known as Beige. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Beige?: The RGB value is 245, 245, 220: 245 red, 245 green and 220 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Beige?: The complementary color is #DCDCF5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F5F5DC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.98:1 and white text 1.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.