What color is #F5E3CC?

#F5E3CC is a very light, moderate orange, closest to the named color Golden Retriever. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #F5E3CC?

The RGB value is 245, 227, 204: 245 red, 227 green and 204 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #F5E3CC?

The complementary color is #CCDEF5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F5E3CC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.74:1 and white text 1.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#F5E3CC color

#F5E3CC rgb(245, 227, 204)

Shades of beige

The hex color #F5E3CC is a very light, moderate orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 96.1% red, 89% green and 80% blue (245, 227, 204).

Its hue angle is 34°, with 67% saturation and 88% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 17% yellow and 4% black.

The closest named color is Golden Retriever (#EEDEC7), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.74:1).

#F5E3CC color codes

HEX	`#F5E3CC`
RGB	`rgb(245, 227, 204)`
RGB percent	`rgb(96.1%, 89%, 80%)`
HSL	`hsl(34, 67%, 88%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(34, 17%, 96%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 17%, 4%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(91.1, 2.48, 13.45)`
CIE LCH	`lch(91.1, 13.68, 79.57)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(76.024, 78.712, 68.303)`
Decimal	`16114636`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #F5E3CC, 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 #F5E3CC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.74:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.25:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F5E3CC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.25:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.74:1	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 #F5E3CC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f5e3cc; }
.text { color: #f5e3cc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f5e3cc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(245 227 204 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f5e3cc, #f3f5cc); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #F5E3CC?: #F5E3CC is a very light, moderate orange, closest to the named color Golden Retriever. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #F5E3CC?: The RGB value is 245, 227, 204: 245 red, 227 green and 204 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #F5E3CC?: The complementary color is #CCDEF5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F5E3CC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.74:1 and white text 1.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.