What color is #F5E981?

#F5E981 is a light, vivid yellow, closest to the named color King’s Field. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #F5E981?

The RGB value is 245, 233, 129: 245 red, 233 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #F5E981?

The complementary color is #818DF5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F5E981?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.86:1 and white text 1.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#F5E981 color

#F5E981 rgb(245, 233, 129)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #F5E981 is a light, vivid yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 96.1% red, 91.4% green and 50.6% blue (245, 233, 129).

Its hue angle is 54°, with 85% saturation and 73% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 47% yellow and 4% black.

The closest named color is King’s Field (#F2E887), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.86:1).

#F5E981 color codes

HEX	`#F5E981`
RGB	`rgb(245, 233, 129)`
RGB percent	`rgb(96.1%, 91.4%, 50.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(54, 85%, 73%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(54, 47%, 96%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 47%, 4%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(91.36, -9.6, 51.66)`
CIE LCH	`lch(91.36, 52.55, 100.52)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(70.759, 79.277, 32.339)`
Decimal	`16116097`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #F5E981, 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 #F5E981	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.86:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.25:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F5E981 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.25:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.86:1	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 #F5E981 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f5e981; }
.text { color: #f5e981; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f5e981; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(245 233 129 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f5e981, #c7f581); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Yellow.

Questions

What color is #F5E981?: #F5E981 is a light, vivid yellow, closest to the named color King’s Field. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #F5E981?: The RGB value is 245, 233, 129: 245 red, 233 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #F5E981?: The complementary color is #818DF5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F5E981?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.86:1 and white text 1.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.