What color is #F5D5C8?

#F5D5C8 is a very light, moderate orange, closest to the named color Yours Truly. It belongs to the orange family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #F5D5C8?

The RGB value is 245, 213, 200: 245 red, 213 green and 200 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #F5D5C8?

The complementary color is #C8E8F5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F5D5C8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.23:1 and white text 1.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#F5D5C8 color

#F5D5C8 rgb(245, 213, 200)

Shades of orange

The hex color #F5D5C8 is a very light, moderate orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 96.1% red, 83.5% green and 78.4% blue (245, 213, 200).

Its hue angle is 17°, with 69% saturation and 87% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 18% yellow and 4% black.

The closest named color is Yours Truly (#FBD9CD), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.23:1).

#F5D5C8 color codes

HEX	`#F5D5C8`
RGB	`rgb(245, 213, 200)`
RGB percent	`rgb(96.1%, 83.5%, 78.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(17, 69%, 87%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(17, 18%, 96%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 13%, 18%, 4%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(87.57, 9.11, 10.53)`
CIE LCH	`lch(87.57, 13.92, 49.11)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(71.876, 71.173, 64.584)`
Decimal	`16111048`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #F5D5C8, 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 #F5D5C8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.23:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.38:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F5D5C8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.38:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.23:1	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 #F5D5C8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f5d5c8; }
.text { color: #f5d5c8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f5d5c8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(245 213 200 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f5d5c8, #f5ecc8); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #F5D5C8?: #F5D5C8 is a very light, moderate orange, closest to the named color Yours Truly. It belongs to the orange family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #F5D5C8?: The RGB value is 245, 213, 200: 245 red, 213 green and 200 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #F5D5C8?: The complementary color is #C8E8F5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F5D5C8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.23:1 and white text 1.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.