What color is #F5EFEA?

#F5EFEA is a very light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Silver Bird. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #F5EFEA?

The RGB value is 245, 239, 234: 245 red, 239 green and 234 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #F5EFEA?

The complementary color is #EAF0F5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F5EFEA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.42:1 and white text 1.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#F5EFEA color

#F5EFEA rgb(245, 239, 234)

Shades of gray

The hex color #F5EFEA is a very light, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 96.1% red, 93.7% green and 91.8% blue (245, 239, 234).

Its hue angle is 27°, with 35% saturation and 94% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 4% yellow and 4% black.

The closest named color is Silver Bird (#FBF5F0), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.42:1).

#F5EFEA color codes

HEX	`#F5EFEA`
RGB	`rgb(245, 239, 234)`
RGB percent	`rgb(96.1%, 93.7%, 91.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(27, 35%, 94%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(27, 4%, 96%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 4%, 4%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(94.77, 1.15, 3.13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(94.77, 3.33, 69.82)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(83.372, 87.086, 90.243)`
Decimal	`16117738`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #F5EFEA, 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 #F5EFEA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.42:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.14:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F5EFEA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.14:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.42:1	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 #F5EFEA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f5efea; }
.text { color: #f5efea; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f5efea; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(245 239 234 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f5efea, #f5f5ea); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Seashell.

Questions

What color is #F5EFEA?: #F5EFEA is a very light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Silver Bird. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #F5EFEA?: The RGB value is 245, 239, 234: 245 red, 239 green and 234 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #F5EFEA?: The complementary color is #EAF0F5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F5EFEA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.42:1 and white text 1.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.