What color is #F5E1BA?

#F5E1BA is a very light, moderate orange, closest to the named color Butter Up. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #F5E1BA?

The RGB value is 245, 225, 186: 245 red, 225 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #F5E1BA?

The complementary color is #BACEF5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F5E1BA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.36:1 and white text 1.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#F5E1BA color

#F5E1BA rgb(245, 225, 186)

Shades of beige

The hex color #F5E1BA is a very light, moderate orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 96.1% red, 88.2% green and 72.9% blue (245, 225, 186).

Its hue angle is 40°, with 75% saturation and 85% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 24% yellow and 4% black.

The closest named color is Butter Up (#F4E0BB), a difference of 0.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.36:1).

#F5E1BA color codes

HEX	`#F5E1BA`
RGB	`rgb(245, 225, 186)`
RGB percent	`rgb(96.1%, 88.2%, 72.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(40, 75%, 85%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(40, 24%, 96%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 24%, 4%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(90.23, 0.92, 21.6)`
CIE LCH	`lch(90.23, 21.61, 87.57)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(73.445, 76.81, 57.402)`
Decimal	`16114106`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #F5E1BA, 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 #F5E1BA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.36:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.28:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F5E1BA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.28:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.36:1	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 #F5E1BA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f5e1ba; }
.text { color: #f5e1ba; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f5e1ba; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(245 225 186 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f5e1ba, #ecf5ba); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Questions

What color is #F5E1BA?: #F5E1BA is a very light, moderate orange, closest to the named color Butter Up. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #F5E1BA?: The RGB value is 245, 225, 186: 245 red, 225 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #F5E1BA?: The complementary color is #BACEF5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F5E1BA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.36:1 and white text 1.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.