What color is #F5F171?

#F5F171 is a light, vivid yellow known as Dolly. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Dolly?

The RGB value is 245, 241, 113: 245 red, 241 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Dolly?

The complementary color is #7175F5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F5F171?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.7:1 and white text 1.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Dolly color: hex code #F5F171

#F5F171 rgb(245, 241, 113)

Shades of yellow

Dolly has the hex code #F5F171. It is a light, vivid yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 96.1% red, 94.5% green and 44.3% blue (245, 241, 113).

Its hue angle is 58°, with 87% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 54% yellow and 4% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.7:1).

Dolly (#F5F171) color codes

HEX	`#F5F171`
RGB	`rgb(245, 241, 113)`
RGB percent	`rgb(96.1%, 94.5%, 44.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(58, 87%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(58, 54%, 96%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 54%, 4%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(93.24, -14.87, 61.25)`
CIE LCH	`lch(93.24, 63.03, 103.65)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(72.094, 83.517, 27.942)`
Decimal	`16118129`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Dolly, 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 #F5F171	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.7:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.19:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F5F171 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.19:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.7:1	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 #F5F171 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f5f171; }
.text { color: #f5f171; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f5f171; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(245 241 113 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f5f171, #b7f571); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Butter Yellow.

See #F5F171 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #F5F171?: #F5F171 is a light, vivid yellow known as Dolly. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Dolly?: The RGB value is 245, 241, 113: 245 red, 241 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Dolly?: The complementary color is #7175F5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F5F171?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.7:1 and white text 1.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.