What color is #F5ECD2?

#F5ECD2 is a very light, moderate orange, closest to the named color Moonlight. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #F5ECD2?

The RGB value is 245, 236, 210: 245 red, 236 green and 210 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #F5ECD2?

The complementary color is #D2DBF5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F5ECD2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.81:1 and white text 1.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#F5ECD2 color

#F5ECD2 rgb(245, 236, 210)

Shades of beige

The hex color #F5ECD2 is a very light, moderate orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 96.1% red, 92.5% green and 82.4% blue (245, 236, 210).

Its hue angle is 45°, with 64% saturation and 89% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 14% yellow and 4% black.

The closest named color is Moonlight (#F6EED5), a difference of 0.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.81:1).

#F5ECD2 color codes

HEX	`#F5ECD2`
RGB	`rgb(245, 236, 210)`
RGB percent	`rgb(96.1%, 92.5%, 82.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(45, 64%, 89%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(45, 14%, 96%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 14%, 4%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(93.48, -1.21, 13.7)`
CIE LCH	`lch(93.48, 13.75, 95.03)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(79.284, 84.058, 73.008)`
Decimal	`16116946`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #F5ECD2, 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 #F5ECD2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.81:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.18:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F5ECD2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.18:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.81:1	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 #F5ECD2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f5ecd2; }
.text { color: #f5ecd2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f5ecd2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(245 236 210 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f5ecd2, #edf5d2); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggshell.

Questions

What color is #F5ECD2?: #F5ECD2 is a very light, moderate orange, closest to the named color Moonlight. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #F5ECD2?: The RGB value is 245, 236, 210: 245 red, 236 green and 210 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #F5ECD2?: The complementary color is #D2DBF5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F5ECD2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.81:1 and white text 1.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.