What color is #F5ECDC?

#F5ECDC is a very light, moderate orange, closest to the named color Birch White. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #F5ECDC?

The RGB value is 245, 236, 220: 245 red, 236 green and 220 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #F5ECDC?

The complementary color is #DCE5F5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F5ECDC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.91:1 and white text 1.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#F5ECDC color

#F5ECDC rgb(245, 236, 220)

Shades of beige

The hex color #F5ECDC is a very light, moderate orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 96.1% red, 92.5% green and 86.3% blue (245, 236, 220).

Its hue angle is 38°, with 56% saturation and 91% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 10% yellow and 4% black.

The closest named color is Birch White (#F6EEDF), a difference of 0.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.91:1).

#F5ECDC color codes

HEX	`#F5ECDC`
RGB	`rgb(245, 236, 220)`
RGB percent	`rgb(96.1%, 92.5%, 86.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(38, 56%, 91%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(38, 10%, 96%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 10%, 4%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(93.7, 0.36, 8.83)`
CIE LCH	`lch(93.7, 8.84, 87.64)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(80.569, 84.572, 79.776)`
Decimal	`16116956`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #F5ECDC, 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 #F5ECDC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.91:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F5ECDC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.91:1	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 #F5ECDC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f5ecdc; }
.text { color: #f5ecdc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f5ecdc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(245 236 220 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f5ecdc, #f2f5dc); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Old Lace.

Questions

What color is #F5ECDC?: #F5ECDC is a very light, moderate orange, closest to the named color Birch White. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #F5ECDC?: The RGB value is 245, 236, 220: 245 red, 236 green and 220 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #F5ECDC?: The complementary color is #DCE5F5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F5ECDC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.91:1 and white text 1.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.