What color is #F5F6D5?

#F5F6D5 is a very light, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Rising Star. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #F5F6D5?

The RGB value is 245, 246, 213: 245 red, 246 green and 213 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #F5F6D5?

The complementary color is #D6D5F6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F5F6D5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.03:1 and white text 1.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#F5F6D5 color

#F5F6D5 rgb(245, 246, 213)

Shades of beige

The hex color #F5F6D5 is a very light, moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 96.1% red, 96.5% green and 83.5% blue (245, 246, 213).

Its hue angle is 62°, with 65% saturation and 90% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 4% black.

The closest named color is Rising Star (#F7F6D5), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.03:1).

#F5F6D5 color codes

HEX	`#F5F6D5`
RGB	`rgb(245, 246, 213)`
RGB percent	`rgb(96.1%, 96.5%, 83.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(62, 65%, 90%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(62, 13%, 96%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 13%, 4%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(96.05, -5.79, 15.79)`
CIE LCH	`lch(96.05, 16.82, 110.13)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(82.621, 90.129, 75.982)`
Decimal	`16119509`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #F5F6D5, 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 #F5F6D5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.03:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.1:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F5F6D5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.1:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.03:1	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 #F5F6D5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f5f6d5; }
.text { color: #f5f6d5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f5f6d5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(245 246 213 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f5f6d5, #e5f6d5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Yellow.

Questions

What color is #F5F6D5?: #F5F6D5 is a very light, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Rising Star. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #F5F6D5?: The RGB value is 245, 246, 213: 245 red, 246 green and 213 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #F5F6D5?: The complementary color is #D6D5F6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F5F6D5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.03:1 and white text 1.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.