What color is #F5F6EA?

#F5F6EA is a very light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Cumulus. It belongs to the white family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #F5F6EA?

The RGB value is 245, 246, 234: 245 red, 246 green and 234 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #F5F6EA?

The complementary color is #EBEAF6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F5F6EA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.25:1 and white text 1.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#F5F6EA color

#F5F6EA rgb(245, 246, 234)

Shades of white

The hex color #F5F6EA is a very light, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 96.1% red, 96.5% green and 91.8% blue (245, 246, 234).

Its hue angle is 65°, with 40% saturation and 94% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 4% black.

The closest named color is Cumulus (#F3F3E6), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.25:1).

#F5F6EA color codes

HEX	`#F5F6EA`
RGB	`rgb(245, 246, 234)`
RGB percent	`rgb(96.1%, 96.5%, 91.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(65, 40%, 94%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(65, 5%, 96%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 5%, 4%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(96.52, -2.4, 5.65)`
CIE LCH	`lch(96.52, 6.14, 113.05)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(85.461, 91.265, 90.94)`
Decimal	`16119530`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #F5F6EA, 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 #F5F6EA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.25:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.09:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F5F6EA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.09:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.25:1	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 #F5F6EA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f5f6ea; }
.text { color: #f5f6ea; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f5f6ea; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(245 246 234 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f5f6ea, #eff6ea); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ivory.

Questions

What color is #F5F6EA?: #F5F6EA is a very light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Cumulus. It belongs to the white family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #F5F6EA?: The RGB value is 245, 246, 234: 245 red, 246 green and 234 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #F5F6EA?: The complementary color is #EBEAF6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F5F6EA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.25:1 and white text 1.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.