What color is #F5F0D2?

#F5F0D2 is a very light, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Buttered Up. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #F5F0D2?

The RGB value is 245, 240, 210: 245 red, 240 green and 210 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #F5F0D2?

The complementary color is #D2D7F5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F5F0D2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.28:1 and white text 1.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#F5F0D2 color

#F5F0D2 rgb(245, 240, 210)

Shades of beige

The hex color #F5F0D2 is a very light, moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 96.1% red, 94.1% green and 82.4% blue (245, 240, 210).

Its hue angle is 51°, with 64% saturation and 89% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 14% yellow and 4% black.

The closest named color is Buttered Up (#F7F0D2), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.28:1).

#F5F0D2 color codes

HEX	`#F5F0D2`
RGB	`rgb(245, 240, 210)`
RGB percent	`rgb(96.1%, 94.1%, 82.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(51, 64%, 89%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(51, 14%, 96%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 14%, 4%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(94.48, -3.23, 15.12)`
CIE LCH	`lch(94.48, 15.46, 102.06)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(80.448, 86.387, 73.397)`
Decimal	`16117970`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #F5F0D2, 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 #F5F0D2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.28:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.15:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F5F0D2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.15:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.28:1	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 #F5F0D2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f5f0d2; }
.text { color: #f5f0d2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f5f0d2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(245 240 210 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f5f0d2, #e9f5d2); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cornsilk.

Questions

What color is #F5F0D2?: #F5F0D2 is a very light, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Buttered Up. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #F5F0D2?: The RGB value is 245, 240, 210: 245 red, 240 green and 210 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #F5F0D2?: The complementary color is #D2D7F5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F5F0D2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.28:1 and white text 1.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.