What color is #F5F0DC?

#F5F0DC is a very light, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Lotus Flower. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #F5F0DC?

The RGB value is 245, 240, 220: 245 red, 240 green and 220 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #F5F0DC?

The complementary color is #DCE1F5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F5F0DC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.38:1 and white text 1.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#F5F0DC color

#F5F0DC rgb(245, 240, 220)

Shades of beige

The hex color #F5F0DC is a very light, moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 96.1% red, 94.1% green and 86.3% blue (245, 240, 220).

Its hue angle is 48°, with 56% saturation and 91% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 10% yellow and 4% black.

The closest named color is Lotus Flower (#F4F0DA), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.38:1).

#F5F0DC color codes

HEX	`#F5F0DC`
RGB	`rgb(245, 240, 220)`
RGB percent	`rgb(96.1%, 94.1%, 86.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(48, 56%, 91%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(48, 10%, 96%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 10%, 4%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(94.7, -1.67, 10.26)`
CIE LCH	`lch(94.7, 10.4, 99.23)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(81.733, 86.901, 80.164)`
Decimal	`16117980`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #F5F0DC, 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 #F5F0DC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.38:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.14:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F5F0DC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.14:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.38:1	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 #F5F0DC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f5f0dc; }
.text { color: #f5f0dc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f5f0dc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(245 240 220 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f5f0dc, #eef5dc); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #F5F0DC?: #F5F0DC is a very light, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Lotus Flower. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #F5F0DC?: The RGB value is 245, 240, 220: 245 red, 240 green and 220 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #F5F0DC?: The complementary color is #DCE1F5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F5F0DC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.38:1 and white text 1.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.