What color is #F5CE9F?

#F5CE9F is a light, vivid orange known as Granola. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Granola?

The RGB value is 245, 206, 159: 245 red, 206 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Granola?

The complementary color is #9FC6F5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F5CE9F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.21:1 and white text 1.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Granola color: hex code #F5CE9F

#F5CE9F rgb(245, 206, 159)

Shades of beige

Granola has the hex code #F5CE9F. It is a light, vivid orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 96.1% red, 80.8% green and 62.4% blue (245, 206, 159).

Its hue angle is 33°, with 81% saturation and 79% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 35% yellow and 4% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.21:1).

Granola (#F5CE9F) color codes

HEX	`#F5CE9F`
RGB	`rgb(245, 206, 159)`
RGB percent	`rgb(96.1%, 80.8%, 62.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(33, 81%, 79%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(33, 35%, 96%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 16%, 35%, 4%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(85.03, 7.27, 28.52)`
CIE LCH	`lch(85.03, 29.43, 75.7)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(65.987, 66.061, 42.069)`
Decimal	`16109215`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Granola, 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 #F5CE9F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.21:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.48:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F5CE9F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.48:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.21:1	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 #F5CE9F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f5ce9f; }
.text { color: #f5ce9f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f5ce9f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(245 206 159 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f5ce9f, #f1f59f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #F5CE9F on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #F5CE9F?: #F5CE9F is a light, vivid orange known as Granola. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Granola?: The RGB value is 245, 206, 159: 245 red, 206 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Granola?: The complementary color is #9FC6F5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F5CE9F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.21:1 and white text 1.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.