What color is #F5F786?

#F5F786 is a light, vivid yellow, closest to the named color Hyper Beam. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #F5F786?

The RGB value is 245, 247, 134: 245 red, 247 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #F5F786?

The complementary color is #8886F7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F5F786?

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.

#F5F786 color

#F5F786 rgb(245, 247, 134)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #F5F786 is a light, vivid yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 96.1% red, 96.9% green and 52.5% blue (245, 247, 134).

Its hue angle is 61°, with 88% saturation and 75% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 46% yellow and 3% black.

The closest named color is Hyper Beam (#F6F677), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#F5F786 color codes

HEX	`#F5F786`
RGB	`rgb(245, 247, 134)`
RGB percent	`rgb(96.1%, 96.9%, 52.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(61, 88%, 75%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(61, 46%, 97%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 0%, 46%, 3%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(95.02, -16.03, 53.75)`
CIE LCH	`lch(95.02, 56.08, 106.6)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(75.221, 87.657, 35.507)`
Decimal	`16119686`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #F5F786, 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 #F5F786	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.53:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.13:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F5F786 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 #F5F786 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f5f786; }
.text { color: #f5f786; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f5f786; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(245 247 134 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f5f786, #bcf786); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #F5F786?: #F5F786 is a light, vivid yellow, closest to the named color Hyper Beam. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #F5F786?: The RGB value is 245, 247, 134: 245 red, 247 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #F5F786?: The complementary color is #8886F7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F5F786?: 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.