What color is #F5F3E4?

#F5F3E4 is a very light, desaturated 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 #F5F3E4?

The RGB value is 245, 243, 228: 245 red, 243 green and 228 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #F5F3E4?

The complementary color is #E4E6F5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F5F3E4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.82:1 and white text 1.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#F5F3E4 color

#F5F3E4 rgb(245, 243, 228)

Shades of beige

The hex color #F5F3E4 is a very light, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 96.1% red, 95.3% green and 89.4% blue (245, 243, 228).

Its hue angle is 53°, with 46% saturation and 93% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 7% yellow and 4% black.

The closest named color is Au Clair de la Lune (#F4F2E2), a difference of 0.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.82:1).

#F5F3E4 color codes

HEX	`#F5F3E4`
RGB	`rgb(245, 243, 228)`
RGB percent	`rgb(96.1%, 95.3%, 89.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(53, 46%, 93%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(53, 7%, 96%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 7%, 4%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(95.63, -1.89, 7.46)`
CIE LCH	`lch(95.63, 7.7, 104.19)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(83.709, 89.116, 86.175)`
Decimal	`16118756`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #F5F3E4, 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 #F5F3E4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.82:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.12:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F5F3E4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.12:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.82:1	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 #F5F3E4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f5f3e4; }
.text { color: #f5f3e4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f5f3e4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(245 243 228 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f5f3e4, #eff5e4); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Alabaster.

Questions

What color is #F5F3E4?: #F5F3E4 is a very light, desaturated 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 #F5F3E4?: The RGB value is 245, 243, 228: 245 red, 243 green and 228 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #F5F3E4?: The complementary color is #E4E6F5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F5F3E4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.82:1 and white text 1.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.