What color is #F5E783?

#F5E783 is a light, vivid yellow, closest to the named color Templar’s Gold. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #F5E783?

The RGB value is 245, 231, 131: 245 red, 231 green and 131 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #F5E783?

The complementary color is #8391F5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F5E783?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.64:1 and white text 1.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#F5E783 color

#F5E783 rgb(245, 231, 131)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #F5E783 is a light, vivid yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 96.1% red, 90.6% green and 51.4% blue (245, 231, 131).

Its hue angle is 53°, with 85% saturation and 74% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 47% yellow and 4% black.

The closest named color is Templar’s Gold (#F2E688), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.64:1).

#F5E783 color codes

HEX	`#F5E783`
RGB	`rgb(245, 231, 131)`
RGB percent	`rgb(96.1%, 90.6%, 51.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(53, 85%, 74%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(53, 47%, 96%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 47%, 4%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(90.87, -8.42, 50.11)`
CIE LCH	`lch(90.87, 50.82, 99.54)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(70.331, 78.205, 32.859)`
Decimal	`16115587`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #F5E783, 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 #F5E783	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.64:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.26:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F5E783 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.26:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.64:1	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 #F5E783 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f5e783; }
.text { color: #f5e783; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f5e783; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(245 231 131 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f5e783, #caf583); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Yellow.

Questions

What color is #F5E783?: #F5E783 is a light, vivid yellow, closest to the named color Templar’s Gold. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #F5E783?: The RGB value is 245, 231, 131: 245 red, 231 green and 131 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #F5E783?: The complementary color is #8391F5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F5E783?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.64:1 and white text 1.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.