What color is #F5EDE4?

#F5EDE4 is a very light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Angelic White. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #F5EDE4?

The RGB value is 245, 237, 228: 245 red, 237 green and 228 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #F5EDE4?

The complementary color is #E4ECF5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F5EDE4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.12:1 and white text 1.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#F5EDE4 color

#F5EDE4 rgb(245, 237, 228)

Shades of gray

The hex color #F5EDE4 is a very light, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 96.1% red, 92.9% green and 89.4% blue (245, 237, 228).

Its hue angle is 32°, with 46% saturation and 93% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 7% yellow and 4% black.

The closest named color is Angelic White (#F4EDE4), a difference of 0.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.12:1).

#F5EDE4 color codes

HEX	`#F5EDE4`
RGB	`rgb(245, 237, 228)`
RGB percent	`rgb(96.1%, 92.9%, 89.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(32, 46%, 93%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(32, 7%, 96%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 7%, 4%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(94.13, 1.16, 5.31)`
CIE LCH	`lch(94.13, 5.43, 77.67)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(81.942, 85.583, 85.586)`
Decimal	`16117220`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #F5EDE4, 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 #F5EDE4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.12:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F5EDE4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.12:1	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 #F5EDE4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f5ede4; }
.text { color: #f5ede4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f5ede4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(245 237 228 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f5ede4, #f5f5e4); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #F5EDE4?: #F5EDE4 is a very light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Angelic White. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #F5EDE4?: The RGB value is 245, 237, 228: 245 red, 237 green and 228 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #F5EDE4?: The complementary color is #E4ECF5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F5EDE4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.12:1 and white text 1.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.