What color is #F5ECD8?

#F5ECD8 is a very light, moderate orange, closest to the named color White Sand. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #F5ECD8?

The RGB value is 245, 236, 216: 245 red, 236 green and 216 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #F5ECD8?

The complementary color is #D8E1F5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F5ECD8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.87:1 and white text 1.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#F5ECD8 color

#F5ECD8 rgb(245, 236, 216)

Shades of beige

The hex color #F5ECD8 is a very light, moderate orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 96.1% red, 92.5% green and 84.7% blue (245, 236, 216).

Its hue angle is 41°, with 59% saturation and 90% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 12% yellow and 4% black.

The closest named color is White Sand (#F5EBD8), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.87:1).

#F5ECD8 color codes

HEX	`#F5ECD8`
RGB	`rgb(245, 236, 216)`
RGB percent	`rgb(96.1%, 92.5%, 84.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(41, 59%, 90%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(41, 12%, 96%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 12%, 4%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(93.61, -0.27, 10.78)`
CIE LCH	`lch(93.61, 10.78, 91.45)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(80.045, 84.362, 77.019)`
Decimal	`16116952`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #F5ECD8, 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 #F5ECD8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.87:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.18:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F5ECD8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.18:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.87:1	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 #F5ECD8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f5ecd8; }
.text { color: #f5ecd8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f5ecd8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(245 236 216 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f5ecd8, #f0f5d8); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggshell.

Questions

What color is #F5ECD8?: #F5ECD8 is a very light, moderate orange, closest to the named color White Sand. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #F5ECD8?: The RGB value is 245, 236, 216: 245 red, 236 green and 216 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #F5ECD8?: The complementary color is #D8E1F5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F5ECD8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.87:1 and white text 1.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.