What color is #F5D7C0?

#F5D7C0 is a very light, moderate orange, closest to the named color Sablé. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #F5D7C0?

The RGB value is 245, 215, 192: 245 red, 215 green and 192 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #F5D7C0?

The complementary color is #C0DEF5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F5D7C0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.36:1 and white text 1.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#F5D7C0 color

#F5D7C0 rgb(245, 215, 192)

Shades of beige

The hex color #F5D7C0 is a very light, moderate orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 96.1% red, 84.3% green and 75.3% blue (245, 215, 192).

Its hue angle is 26°, with 73% saturation and 86% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 22% yellow and 4% black.

The closest named color is Sablé (#F6D8BE), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.36:1).

#F5D7C0 color codes

HEX	`#F5D7C0`
RGB	`rgb(245, 215, 192)`
RGB percent	`rgb(96.1%, 84.3%, 75.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(26, 73%, 86%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(26, 22%, 96%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 12%, 22%, 4%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(87.88, 6.91, 15.18)`
CIE LCH	`lch(87.88, 16.68, 65.54)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(71.471, 71.821, 59.957)`
Decimal	`16111552`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #F5D7C0, 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 #F5D7C0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.36:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.37:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F5D7C0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.37:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.36:1	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 #F5D7C0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f5d7c0; }
.text { color: #f5d7c0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f5d7c0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(245 215 192 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f5d7c0, #f5f2c0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Peach Puff.

Questions

What color is #F5D7C0?: #F5D7C0 is a very light, moderate orange, closest to the named color Sablé. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #F5D7C0?: The RGB value is 245, 215, 192: 245 red, 215 green and 192 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #F5D7C0?: The complementary color is #C0DEF5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F5D7C0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.36:1 and white text 1.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.