What color is #F5EB6B?

#F5EB6B is a light, vivid yellow, closest to the named color Limon. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #F5EB6B?

The RGB value is 245, 235, 107: 245 red, 235 green and 107 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #F5EB6B?

The complementary color is #6B75F5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F5EB6B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.98:1 and white text 1.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#F5EB6B color

#F5EB6B rgb(245, 235, 107)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #F5EB6B is a light, vivid yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 96.1% red, 92.2% green and 42% blue (245, 235, 107).

Its hue angle is 56°, with 87% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 56% yellow and 4% black.

The closest named color is Limon (#F7EB73), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.98:1).

#F5EB6B color codes

HEX	`#F5EB6B`
RGB	`rgb(245, 235, 107)`
RGB percent	`rgb(96.1%, 92.2%, 42%)`
HSL	`hsl(56, 87%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(56, 56%, 96%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 56%, 4%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(91.64, -12.37, 62.08)`
CIE LCH	`lch(91.64, 63.3, 101.27)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(70.021, 79.893, 25.64)`
Decimal	`16116587`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #F5EB6B, 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 #F5EB6B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.98:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.24:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F5EB6B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.24:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.98:1	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 #F5EB6B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f5eb6b; }
.text { color: #f5eb6b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f5eb6b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(245 235 107 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f5eb6b, #baf56b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lemon Yellow.

Questions

What color is #F5EB6B?: #F5EB6B is a light, vivid yellow, closest to the named color Limon. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #F5EB6B?: The RGB value is 245, 235, 107: 245 red, 235 green and 107 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #F5EB6B?: The complementary color is #6B75F5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F5EB6B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.98:1 and white text 1.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.