What color is #F5F3CE?

#F5F3CE is a very light, moderate yellow known as Moon Glow. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Moon Glow?

The RGB value is 245, 243, 206: 245 red, 243 green and 206 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Moon Glow?

The complementary color is #CED0F5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F5F3CE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.59:1 and white text 1.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Moon Glow color: hex code #F5F3CE

#F5F3CE rgb(245, 243, 206)

Shades of beige

Moon Glow has the hex code #F5F3CE. It is a very light, moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 96.1% red, 95.3% green and 80.8% blue (245, 243, 206).

Its hue angle is 57°, with 66% saturation and 88% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 16% yellow and 4% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.59:1).

Moon Glow (#F5F3CE) color codes

HEX	`#F5F3CE`
RGB	`rgb(245, 243, 206)`
RGB percent	`rgb(96.1%, 95.3%, 80.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(57, 66%, 88%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(57, 16%, 96%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 16%, 4%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(95.15, -5.34, 18.12)`
CIE LCH	`lch(95.15, 18.89, 106.43)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(80.847, 87.971, 71.102)`
Decimal	`16118734`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Moon Glow, 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 #F5F3CE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.59:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.13:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F5F3CE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.13:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.59:1	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 #F5F3CE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f5f3ce; }
.text { color: #f5f3ce; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f5f3ce; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(245 243 206 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f5f3ce, #e4f5ce); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #F5F3CE on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #F5F3CE?: #F5F3CE is a very light, moderate yellow known as Moon Glow. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Moon Glow?: The RGB value is 245, 243, 206: 245 red, 243 green and 206 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Moon Glow?: The complementary color is #CED0F5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F5F3CE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.59:1 and white text 1.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.