What color is #F5E28D?

#F5E28D is a light, vivid yellow, closest to the named color Beekeeper. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #F5E28D?

The RGB value is 245, 226, 141: 245 red, 226 green and 141 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #F5E28D?

The complementary color is #8DA0F5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F5E28D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.15:1 and white text 1.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#F5E28D color

#F5E28D rgb(245, 226, 141)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #F5E28D is a light, vivid yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 96.1% red, 88.6% green and 55.3% blue (245, 226, 141).

Its hue angle is 49°, with 84% saturation and 76% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 42% yellow and 4% black.

The closest named color is Beekeeper (#F6E491), a difference of 0.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.15:1).

#F5E28D color codes

HEX	`#F5E28D`
RGB	`rgb(245, 226, 141)`
RGB percent	`rgb(96.1%, 88.6%, 55.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(49, 84%, 76%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(49, 42%, 96%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 42%, 4%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(89.73, -4.95, 43.82)`
CIE LCH	`lch(89.73, 44.1, 96.44)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(69.662, 75.731, 36.142)`
Decimal	`16114317`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #F5E28D, 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 #F5E28D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.15:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F5E28D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.15:1	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 #F5E28D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f5e28d; }
.text { color: #f5e28d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f5e28d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(245 226 141 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f5e28d, #d4f58d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Vanilla.

Questions

What color is #F5E28D?: #F5E28D is a light, vivid yellow, closest to the named color Beekeeper. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #F5E28D?: The RGB value is 245, 226, 141: 245 red, 226 green and 141 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #F5E28D?: The complementary color is #8DA0F5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F5E28D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.15:1 and white text 1.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.