What color is #F5E9CE?

#F5E9CE is a very light, moderate orange known as Yoghurt Brûlée. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Yoghurt Brûlée?

The RGB value is 245, 233, 206: 245 red, 233 green and 206 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Yoghurt Brûlée?

The complementary color is #CEDAF5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F5E9CE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.43:1 and white text 1.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Yoghurt Brûlée color: hex code #F5E9CE

#F5E9CE rgb(245, 233, 206)

Shades of beige

Yoghurt Brûlée has the hex code #F5E9CE. It is a very light, moderate orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 96.1% red, 91.4% green and 80.8% blue (245, 233, 206).

Its hue angle is 42°, with 66% saturation and 88% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 16% yellow and 4% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.43:1).

Yoghurt Brûlée (#F5E9CE) color codes

HEX	`#F5E9CE`
RGB	`rgb(245, 233, 206)`
RGB percent	`rgb(96.1%, 91.4%, 80.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(42, 66%, 88%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(42, 16%, 96%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 16%, 4%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(92.64, -0.29, 14.59)`
CIE LCH	`lch(92.64, 14.59, 91.13)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(77.935, 82.148, 70.131)`
Decimal	`16116174`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Yoghurt Brûlée, 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 #F5E9CE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.43:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F5E9CE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.43:1	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 #F5E9CE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f5e9ce; }
.text { color: #f5e9ce; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f5e9ce; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(245 233 206 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f5e9ce, #eef5ce); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Champagne.

See #F5E9CE on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #F5E9CE?: #F5E9CE is a very light, moderate orange known as Yoghurt Brûlée. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Yoghurt Brûlée?: The RGB value is 245, 233, 206: 245 red, 233 green and 206 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Yoghurt Brûlée?: The complementary color is #CEDAF5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F5E9CE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.43:1 and white text 1.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.