What color is #F5EBC9?

#F5EBC9 is a very light, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Mother’s Milk. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #F5EBC9?

The RGB value is 245, 235, 201: 245 red, 235 green and 201 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #F5EBC9?

The complementary color is #C9D3F5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F5EBC9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.61:1 and white text 1.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#F5EBC9 color

#F5EBC9 rgb(245, 235, 201)

Shades of beige

The hex color #F5EBC9 is a very light, moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 96.1% red, 92.2% green and 78.8% blue (245, 235, 201).

Its hue angle is 46°, with 69% saturation and 87% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 18% yellow and 4% black.

The closest named color is Mother’s Milk (#F7EDCA), a difference of 0.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.61:1).

#F5EBC9 color codes

HEX	`#F5EBC9`
RGB	`rgb(245, 235, 201)`
RGB percent	`rgb(96.1%, 92.2%, 78.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(46, 69%, 87%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(46, 18%, 96%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 18%, 4%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(93.04, -2.05, 17.73)`
CIE LCH	`lch(93.04, 17.85, 96.59)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(77.907, 83.047, 67.173)`
Decimal	`16116681`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #F5EBC9, 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 #F5EBC9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.61:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.19:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F5EBC9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.19:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.61:1	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 #F5EBC9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f5ebc9; }
.text { color: #f5ebc9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f5ebc9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(245 235 201 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f5ebc9, #e9f5c9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cornsilk.

Questions

What color is #F5EBC9?: #F5EBC9 is a very light, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Mother’s Milk. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #F5EBC9?: The RGB value is 245, 235, 201: 245 red, 235 green and 201 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #F5EBC9?: The complementary color is #C9D3F5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F5EBC9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.61:1 and white text 1.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.