What color is #F5EDCE?

#F5EDCE is a very light, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Mayonnaise. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #F5EDCE?

The RGB value is 245, 237, 206: 245 red, 237 green and 206 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #F5EDCE?

The complementary color is #CED6F5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F5EDCE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.89:1 and white text 1.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#F5EDCE color

#F5EDCE rgb(245, 237, 206)

Shades of beige

The hex color #F5EDCE is a very light, moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 96.1% red, 92.9% green and 80.8% blue (245, 237, 206).

Its hue angle is 48°, with 66% saturation and 88% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 16% yellow and 4% black.

The closest named color is Mayonnaise (#F6EED1), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.89:1).

#F5EDCE color codes

HEX	`#F5EDCE`
RGB	`rgb(245, 237, 206)`
RGB percent	`rgb(96.1%, 92.9%, 80.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(48, 66%, 88%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(48, 16%, 96%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 16%, 4%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(93.64, -2.32, 16)`
CIE LCH	`lch(93.64, 16.17, 98.25)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(79.08, 84.438, 70.513)`
Decimal	`16117198`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #F5EDCE, 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 #F5EDCE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.89:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F5EDCE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.89:1	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 #F5EDCE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f5edce; }
.text { color: #f5edce; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f5edce; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(245 237 206 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f5edce, #eaf5ce); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cornsilk.

Questions

What color is #F5EDCE?: #F5EDCE is a very light, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Mayonnaise. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #F5EDCE?: The RGB value is 245, 237, 206: 245 red, 237 green and 206 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #F5EDCE?: The complementary color is #CED6F5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F5EDCE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.89:1 and white text 1.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.