What color is #F5FAE5?

#F5FAE5 is a very light, moderate yellow-green, closest to the named color Pearl Powder. It belongs to the white family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #F5FAE5?

The RGB value is 245, 250, 229: 245 red, 250 green and 229 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #F5FAE5?

The complementary color is #EAE5FA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F5FAE5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.69:1 and white text 1.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#F5FAE5 color

#F5FAE5 rgb(245, 250, 229)

Shades of white

The hex color #F5FAE5 is a very light, moderate yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 96.1% red, 98% green and 89.8% blue (245, 250, 229).

Its hue angle is 74°, with 68% saturation and 94% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 2% black.

The closest named color is Pearl Powder (#FAFFED), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.69:1).

#F5FAE5 color codes

HEX	`#F5FAE5`
RGB	`rgb(245, 250, 229)`
RGB percent	`rgb(96.1%, 98%, 89.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(74, 68%, 94%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(74, 8%, 98%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 0%, 8%, 2%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(97.41, -5.25, 9.5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(97.41, 10.85, 118.92)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(85.983, 93.441, 87.62)`
Decimal	`16120549`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #F5FAE5, 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 #F5FAE5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.69:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.07:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F5FAE5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.07:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.69:1	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 #F5FAE5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f5fae5; }
.text { color: #f5fae5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f5fae5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(245 250 229 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f5fae5, #ebfae5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Beige.

Questions

What color is #F5FAE5?: #F5FAE5 is a very light, moderate yellow-green, closest to the named color Pearl Powder. It belongs to the white family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #F5FAE5?: The RGB value is 245, 250, 229: 245 red, 250 green and 229 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #F5FAE5?: The complementary color is #EAE5FA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F5FAE5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.69:1 and white text 1.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.