What color is #F5E6D3?

#F5E6D3 is a very light, moderate orange known as Shortbread. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Shortbread?

The RGB value is 245, 230, 211: 245 red, 230 green and 211 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Shortbread?

The complementary color is #D3E2F5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F5E6D3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.14:1 and white text 1.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Shortbread color: hex code #F5E6D3

#F5E6D3 rgb(245, 230, 211)

Shades of beige

Shortbread has the hex code #F5E6D3. It is a very light, moderate orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 96.1% red, 90.2% green and 82.7% blue (245, 230, 211).

Its hue angle is 34°, with 63% 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 17.14:1).

Shortbread (#F5E6D3) color codes

HEX	`#F5E6D3`
RGB	`rgb(245, 230, 211)`
RGB percent	`rgb(96.1%, 90.2%, 82.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(34, 63%, 89%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(34, 14%, 96%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 14%, 4%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(92, 2.01, 11.09)`
CIE LCH	`lch(92, 11.27, 79.73)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(77.71, 80.711, 73.1)`
Decimal	`16115411`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Shortbread, 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 #F5E6D3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.14:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.23:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F5E6D3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.23:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.14:1	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 #F5E6D3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f5e6d3; }
.text { color: #f5e6d3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f5e6d3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(245 230 211 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f5e6d3, #f3f5d3); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #F5E6D3 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #F5E6D3?: #F5E6D3 is a very light, moderate orange known as Shortbread. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Shortbread?: The RGB value is 245, 230, 211: 245 red, 230 green and 211 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Shortbread?: The complementary color is #D3E2F5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F5E6D3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.14:1 and white text 1.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.