What color is #F5EDB2?

#F5EDB2 is a very light, moderate yellow known as Sunbeam. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Sunbeam?

The RGB value is 245, 237, 178: 245 red, 237 green and 178 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Sunbeam?

The complementary color is #B2BAF5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F5EDB2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.64:1 and white text 1.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Sunbeam color: hex code #F5EDB2

#F5EDB2 rgb(245, 237, 178)

Shades of beige

Sunbeam has the hex code #F5EDB2. It is a very light, moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 96.1% red, 92.9% green and 69.8% blue (245, 237, 178).

Its hue angle is 53°, with 77% saturation and 83% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 27% yellow and 4% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.64:1).

Sunbeam (#F5EDB2) color codes

HEX	`#F5EDB2`
RGB	`rgb(245, 237, 178)`
RGB percent	`rgb(96.1%, 92.9%, 69.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(53, 77%, 83%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(53, 27%, 96%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 27%, 4%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(93.1, -6.23, 29.63)`
CIE LCH	`lch(93.1, 30.28, 101.87)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(75.977, 83.197, 54.167)`
Decimal	`16117170`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Sunbeam, 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 #F5EDB2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.64:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.19:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F5EDB2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.19:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.64:1	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 #F5EDB2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f5edb2; }
.text { color: #f5edb2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f5edb2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(245 237 178 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f5edb2, #dcf5b2); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #F5EDB2 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #F5EDB2?: #F5EDB2 is a very light, moderate yellow known as Sunbeam. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Sunbeam?: The RGB value is 245, 237, 178: 245 red, 237 green and 178 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Sunbeam?: The complementary color is #B2BAF5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F5EDB2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.64:1 and white text 1.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.