What color is #F5F4EB?

#F5F4EB is a very light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Engulfed in Light. It belongs to the white family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #F5F4EB?

The RGB value is 245, 244, 235: 245 red, 244 green and 235 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #F5F4EB?

The complementary color is #EBECF5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F5F4EB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.02:1 and white text 1.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#F5F4EB color

#F5F4EB rgb(245, 244, 235)

Shades of white

The hex color #F5F4EB is a very light, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 96.1% red, 95.7% green and 92.2% blue (245, 244, 235).

Its hue angle is 54°, with 33% saturation and 94% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 4% black.

The closest named color is Engulfed in Light (#F5F3E9), a difference of 0.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.02:1).

#F5F4EB color codes

HEX	`#F5F4EB`
RGB	`rgb(245, 244, 235)`
RGB percent	`rgb(96.1%, 95.7%, 92.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(54, 33%, 94%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(54, 4%, 96%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 4%, 4%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(96.04, -1.22, 4.45)`
CIE LCH	`lch(96.04, 4.61, 105.38)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(85, 90.112, 91.497)`
Decimal	`16119019`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #F5F4EB, 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 #F5F4EB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.02:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.1:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F5F4EB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.1:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.02:1	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 #F5F4EB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f5f4eb; }
.text { color: #f5f4eb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f5f4eb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(245 244 235 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f5f4eb, #f1f5eb); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #F5F4EB?: #F5F4EB is a very light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Engulfed in Light. It belongs to the white family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #F5F4EB?: The RGB value is 245, 244, 235: 245 red, 244 green and 235 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #F5F4EB?: The complementary color is #EBECF5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F5F4EB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.02:1 and white text 1.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.