What color is #F5E9DC?

#F5E9DC is a very light, moderate orange, closest to the named color Alpaca. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #F5E9DC?

The RGB value is 245, 233, 220: 245 red, 233 green and 220 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #F5E9DC?

The complementary color is #DCE8F5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F5E9DC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.57:1 and white text 1.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#F5E9DC color

#F5E9DC rgb(245, 233, 220)

Shades of beige

The hex color #F5E9DC is a very light, moderate orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 96.1% red, 91.4% green and 86.3% blue (245, 233, 220).

Its hue angle is 31°, with 56% saturation and 91% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 10% yellow and 4% black.

The closest named color is Alpaca (#F9EDE2), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.57:1).

#F5E9DC color codes

HEX	`#F5E9DC`
RGB	`rgb(245, 233, 220)`
RGB percent	`rgb(96.1%, 91.4%, 86.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(31, 56%, 91%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(31, 10%, 96%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 10%, 4%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(92.95, 1.9, 7.76)`
CIE LCH	`lch(92.95, 7.99, 76.28)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(79.712, 82.859, 79.49)`
Decimal	`16116188`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #F5E9DC, 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 #F5E9DC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.57:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F5E9DC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.57:1	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 #F5E9DC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f5e9dc; }
.text { color: #f5e9dc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f5e9dc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(245 233 220 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f5e9dc, #f5f5dc); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #F5E9DC?: #F5E9DC is a very light, moderate orange, closest to the named color Alpaca. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #F5E9DC?: The RGB value is 245, 233, 220: 245 red, 233 green and 220 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #F5E9DC?: The complementary color is #DCE8F5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F5E9DC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.57:1 and white text 1.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.