What color is #F5E7D2?

#F5E7D2 is a very light, moderate orange known as Pita. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Pita?

The RGB value is 245, 231, 210: 245 red, 231 green and 210 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Pita?

The complementary color is #D2E0F5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F5E7D2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.24:1 and white text 1.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Pita color: hex code #F5E7D2

#F5E7D2 rgb(245, 231, 210)

Shades of beige

Pita has the hex code #F5E7D2. It is a very light, moderate orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 96.1% red, 90.6% green and 82.4% blue (245, 231, 210).

Its hue angle is 36°, with 64% saturation and 89% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 14% yellow and 4% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.24:1).

Pita (#F5E7D2) color codes

HEX	`#F5E7D2`
RGB	`rgb(245, 231, 210)`
RGB percent	`rgb(96.1%, 90.6%, 82.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(36, 64%, 89%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(36, 14%, 96%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 14%, 4%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(92.23, 1.34, 11.93)`
CIE LCH	`lch(92.23, 12, 83.58)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(77.864, 81.219, 72.535)`
Decimal	`16115666`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Pita, 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 #F5E7D2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.24:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.22:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F5E7D2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.22:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.24:1	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 #F5E7D2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f5e7d2; }
.text { color: #f5e7d2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f5e7d2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(245 231 210 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f5e7d2, #f2f5d2); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #F5E7D2 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #F5E7D2?: #F5E7D2 is a very light, moderate orange known as Pita. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Pita?: The RGB value is 245, 231, 210: 245 red, 231 green and 210 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Pita?: The complementary color is #D2E0F5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F5E7D2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.24:1 and white text 1.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.