What color is #F5DE6D?

#F5DE6D is a light, vivid yellow, closest to the named color Sweet Corn. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #F5DE6D?

The RGB value is 245, 222, 109: 245 red, 222 green and 109 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #F5DE6D?

The complementary color is #6D84F5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F5DE6D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.55:1 and white text 1.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#F5DE6D color

#F5DE6D rgb(245, 222, 109)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #F5DE6D is a light, vivid yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 96.1% red, 87.1% green and 42.7% blue (245, 222, 109).

Its hue angle is 50°, with 87% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 56% yellow and 4% black.

The closest named color is Sweet Corn (#F9E176), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.55:1).

#F5DE6D color codes

HEX	`#F5DE6D`
RGB	`rgb(245, 222, 109)`
RGB percent	`rgb(96.1%, 87.1%, 42.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(50, 87%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(50, 56%, 96%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 56%, 4%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(88.33, -5.75, 57.41)`
CIE LCH	`lch(88.33, 57.7, 95.72)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(66.54, 72.762, 25.005)`
Decimal	`16113261`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #F5DE6D, 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 #F5DE6D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.55:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.35:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F5DE6D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.35:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.55:1	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 #F5DE6D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f5de6d; }
.text { color: #f5de6d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f5de6d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(245 222 109 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f5de6d, #c8f56d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mustard.

Questions

What color is #F5DE6D?: #F5DE6D is a light, vivid yellow, closest to the named color Sweet Corn. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #F5DE6D?: The RGB value is 245, 222, 109: 245 red, 222 green and 109 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #F5DE6D?: The complementary color is #6D84F5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F5DE6D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.55:1 and white text 1.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.