What color is #F5F3E9?

#F5F3E9 is a very light, desaturated yellow known as Engulfed in Light. It belongs to the white family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Engulfed in Light?

The RGB value is 245, 243, 233: 245 red, 243 green and 233 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Engulfed in Light?

The complementary color is #E9EBF5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F5F3E9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.88:1 and white text 1.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Engulfed in Light color: hex code #F5F3E9

#F5F3E9 rgb(245, 243, 233)

Shades of white

Engulfed in Light has the hex code #F5F3E9. It is a very light, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 96.1% red, 95.3% green and 91.4% blue (245, 243, 233).

Its hue angle is 50°, with 38% saturation and 94% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 5% yellow and 4% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.88:1).

Engulfed in Light (#F5F3E9) color codes

HEX	`#F5F3E9`
RGB	`rgb(245, 243, 233)`
RGB percent	`rgb(96.1%, 95.3%, 91.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(50, 38%, 94%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(50, 5%, 96%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 5%, 4%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(95.75, -1.05, 5.05)`
CIE LCH	`lch(95.75, 5.16, 101.79)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(84.413, 89.397, 89.883)`
Decimal	`16118761`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Engulfed in Light, 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 #F5F3E9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.88:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.11:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F5F3E9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.11:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.88:1	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 #F5F3E9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f5f3e9; }
.text { color: #f5f3e9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f5f3e9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(245 243 233 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f5f3e9, #f1f5e9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Bone White.

See #F5F3E9 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #F5F3E9?: #F5F3E9 is a very light, desaturated yellow known as Engulfed in Light. It belongs to the white family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Engulfed in Light?: The RGB value is 245, 243, 233: 245 red, 243 green and 233 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Engulfed in Light?: The complementary color is #E9EBF5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F5F3E9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.88:1 and white text 1.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.