What color is #F5F1DF?

#F5F1DF is a very light, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Au Clair de la Lune. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #F5F1DF?

The RGB value is 245, 241, 223: 245 red, 241 green and 223 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #F5F1DF?

The complementary color is #DFE3F5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F5F1DF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.53:1 and white text 1.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#F5F1DF color

#F5F1DF rgb(245, 241, 223)

Shades of beige

The hex color #F5F1DF is a very light, moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 96.1% red, 94.5% green and 87.5% blue (245, 241, 223).

Its hue angle is 49°, with 52% saturation and 92% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 9% yellow and 4% black.

The closest named color is Au Clair de la Lune (#F4F2E2), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.53:1).

#F5F1DF color codes

HEX	`#F5F1DF`
RGB	`rgb(245, 241, 223)`
RGB percent	`rgb(96.1%, 94.5%, 87.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(49, 52%, 92%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(49, 9%, 96%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 9%, 4%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(95.01, -1.69, 9.17)`
CIE LCH	`lch(95.01, 9.32, 100.46)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(82.429, 87.651, 82.374)`
Decimal	`16118239`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #F5F1DF, 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 #F5F1DF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.53:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.13:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F5F1DF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.13:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.53:1	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 #F5F1DF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f5f1df; }
.text { color: #f5f1df; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f5f1df; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(245 241 223 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f5f1df, #eef5df); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggshell.

Questions

What color is #F5F1DF?: #F5F1DF is a very light, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Au Clair de la Lune. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #F5F1DF?: The RGB value is 245, 241, 223: 245 red, 241 green and 223 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #F5F1DF?: The complementary color is #DFE3F5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F5F1DF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.53:1 and white text 1.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.