What color is #F5DED2?

#F5DED2 is a very light, moderate orange, closest to the named color Air-Kiss. It belongs to the orange family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #F5DED2?

The RGB value is 245, 222, 210: 245 red, 222 green and 210 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #F5DED2?

The complementary color is #D2E9F5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F5DED2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.26:1 and white text 1.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#F5DED2 color

#F5DED2 rgb(245, 222, 210)

Shades of orange

The hex color #F5DED2 is a very light, moderate orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 96.1% red, 87.1% green and 82.4% blue (245, 222, 210).

Its hue angle is 21°, with 64% saturation and 89% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 14% yellow and 4% black.

The closest named color is Air-Kiss (#F6DCD2), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.26:1).

#F5DED2 color codes

HEX	`#F5DED2`
RGB	`rgb(245, 222, 210)`
RGB percent	`rgb(96.1%, 87.1%, 82.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(21, 64%, 89%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(21, 14%, 96%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 14%, 4%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(90, 5.97, 8.75)`
CIE LCH	`lch(90, 10.59, 55.7)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(75.41, 76.31, 71.717)`
Decimal	`16113362`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #F5DED2, 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 #F5DED2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.26:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.29:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F5DED2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.29:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.26:1	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 #F5DED2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f5ded2; }
.text { color: #f5ded2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f5ded2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(245 222 210 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f5ded2, #f5f0d2); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Almond.

Questions

What color is #F5DED2?: #F5DED2 is a very light, moderate orange, closest to the named color Air-Kiss. It belongs to the orange family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #F5DED2?: The RGB value is 245, 222, 210: 245 red, 222 green and 210 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #F5DED2?: The complementary color is #D2E9F5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F5DED2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.26:1 and white text 1.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.