What color is #F5E9D5?

#F5E9D5 is a very light, moderate orange known as Mimosa. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Mimosa?

The RGB value is 245, 233, 213: 245 red, 233 green and 213 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Mimosa?

The complementary color is #D5E1F5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F5E9D5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.5:1 and white text 1.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Mimosa color: hex code #F5E9D5

#F5E9D5 rgb(245, 233, 213)

Shades of beige

Mimosa has the hex code #F5E9D5. It is a very light, moderate orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 96.1% red, 91.4% green and 83.5% blue (245, 233, 213).

Its hue angle is 37°, with 62% saturation and 90% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 13% yellow and 4% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.5:1).

Mimosa (#F5E9D5) color codes

HEX	`#F5E9D5`
RGB	`rgb(245, 233, 213)`
RGB percent	`rgb(96.1%, 91.4%, 83.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(37, 62%, 90%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(37, 13%, 96%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 13%, 4%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(92.79, 0.79, 11.17)`
CIE LCH	`lch(92.79, 11.2, 85.98)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(78.804, 82.495, 74.71)`
Decimal	`16116181`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Mimosa, 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 #F5E9D5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.5:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F5E9D5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.5:1	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 #F5E9D5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f5e9d5; }
.text { color: #f5e9d5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f5e9d5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(245 233 213 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f5e9d5, #f1f5d5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #F5E9D5 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #F5E9D5?: #F5E9D5 is a very light, moderate orange known as Mimosa. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Mimosa?: The RGB value is 245, 233, 213: 245 red, 233 green and 213 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Mimosa?: The complementary color is #D5E1F5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F5E9D5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.5:1 and white text 1.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.