What color is #F5E59E?

#F5E59E is a light, vivid yellow, closest to the named color Eggnog. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #F5E59E?

The RGB value is 245, 229, 158: 245 red, 229 green and 158 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #F5E59E?

The complementary color is #9EAEF5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F5E59E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.58:1 and white text 1.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#F5E59E color

#F5E59E rgb(245, 229, 158)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #F5E59E is a light, vivid yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 96.1% red, 89.8% green and 62% blue (245, 229, 158).

Its hue angle is 49°, with 81% saturation and 79% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 36% yellow and 4% black.

The closest named color is Eggnog (#FDEA9F), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.58:1).

#F5E59E color codes

HEX	`#F5E59E`
RGB	`rgb(245, 229, 158)`
RGB percent	`rgb(96.1%, 89.8%, 62%)`
HSL	`hsl(49, 81%, 79%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(49, 36%, 96%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 36%, 4%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(90.74, -4.63, 36.63)`
CIE LCH	`lch(90.74, 36.92, 97.21)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(71.848, 77.922, 43.597)`
Decimal	`16115102`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #F5E59E, 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 #F5E59E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.58:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.27:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F5E59E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.27:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.58:1	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 #F5E59E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f5e59e; }
.text { color: #f5e59e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f5e59e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(245 229 158 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f5e59e, #daf59e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Vanilla.

Questions

What color is #F5E59E?: #F5E59E is a light, vivid yellow, closest to the named color Eggnog. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #F5E59E?: The RGB value is 245, 229, 158: 245 red, 229 green and 158 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #F5E59E?: The complementary color is #9EAEF5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F5E59E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.58:1 and white text 1.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.