What color is #F5E7D1?

#F5E7D1 is a very light, moderate orange, closest to the named color Pita. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #F5E7D1?

The RGB value is 245, 231, 209: 245 red, 231 green and 209 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #F5E7D1?

The complementary color is #D1DFF5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F5E7D1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.23:1 and white text 1.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#F5E7D1 color

#F5E7D1 rgb(245, 231, 209)

Shades of beige

The hex color #F5E7D1 is a very light, moderate orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 96.1% red, 90.6% green and 82% blue (245, 231, 209).

Its hue angle is 37°, with 64% saturation and 89% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 15% yellow and 4% black.

The closest named color is Pita (#F5E7D2), a difference of 0.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.23:1).

#F5E7D1 color codes

HEX	`#F5E7D1`
RGB	`rgb(245, 231, 209)`
RGB percent	`rgb(96.1%, 90.6%, 82%)`
HSL	`hsl(37, 64%, 89%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(37, 15%, 96%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 15%, 4%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(92.21, 1.19, 12.42)`
CIE LCH	`lch(92.21, 12.47, 84.53)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(77.74, 81.169, 71.881)`
Decimal	`16115665`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #F5E7D1, 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 #F5E7D1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.23:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.22:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F5E7D1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.22:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.23:1	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 #F5E7D1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f5e7d1; }
.text { color: #f5e7d1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f5e7d1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(245 231 209 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f5e7d1, #f1f5d1); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #F5E7D1?: #F5E7D1 is a very light, moderate orange, closest to the named color Pita. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #F5E7D1?: The RGB value is 245, 231, 209: 245 red, 231 green and 209 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #F5E7D1?: The complementary color is #D1DFF5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F5E7D1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.23:1 and white text 1.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.