What color is #F5DD98?

#F5DD98 is a light, vivid orange known as Sunbathed. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Sunbathed?

The RGB value is 245, 221, 152: 245 red, 221 green and 152 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Sunbathed?

The complementary color is #98B0F5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F5DD98?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.68:1 and white text 1.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Sunbathed color: hex code #F5DD98

#F5DD98 rgb(245, 221, 152)

Shades of yellow

Sunbathed has the hex code #F5DD98. It is a light, vivid orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 96.1% red, 86.7% green and 59.6% blue (245, 221, 152).

Its hue angle is 45°, with 82% saturation and 78% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 38% yellow and 4% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.68:1).

Sunbathed (#F5DD98) color codes

HEX	`#F5DD98`
RGB	`rgb(245, 221, 152)`
RGB percent	`rgb(96.1%, 86.7%, 59.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(45, 82%, 78%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(45, 38%, 96%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 38%, 4%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(88.64, -1.25, 36.9)`
CIE LCH	`lch(88.64, 36.92, 91.94)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(69.182, 73.395, 40.222)`
Decimal	`16113048`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Sunbathed, 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 #F5DD98	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.68:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.34:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F5DD98 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.34:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.68:1	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 #F5DD98 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f5dd98; }
.text { color: #f5dd98; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f5dd98; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(245 221 152 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f5dd98, #dff598); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Vanilla.

See #F5DD98 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #F5DD98?: #F5DD98 is a light, vivid orange known as Sunbathed. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Sunbathed?: The RGB value is 245, 221, 152: 245 red, 221 green and 152 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Sunbathed?: The complementary color is #98B0F5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F5DD98?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.68:1 and white text 1.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.