What color is #F5FCBC?

#F5FCBC is a very light, vivid yellow, closest to the named color Sour Veil. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #F5FCBC?

The RGB value is 245, 252, 188: 245 red, 252 green and 188 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #F5FCBC?

The complementary color is #C3BCFC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F5FCBC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.53:1 and white text 1.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#F5FCBC color

#F5FCBC rgb(245, 252, 188)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #F5FCBC is a very light, vivid yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 96.1% red, 98.8% green and 73.7% blue (245, 252, 188).

Its hue angle is 67°, with 91% saturation and 86% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 25% yellow and 1% black.

The closest named color is Sour Veil (#FFFFBF), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.53:1).

#F5FCBC color codes

HEX	`#F5FCBC`
RGB	`rgb(245, 252, 188)`
RGB percent	`rgb(96.1%, 98.8%, 73.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(67, 91%, 86%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(67, 25%, 99%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 0%, 25%, 1%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(97.09, -12.36, 29.97)`
CIE LCH	`lch(97.09, 32.42, 112.41)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(81.543, 92.665, 61.158)`
Decimal	`16121020`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #F5FCBC, 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 #F5FCBC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.53:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.08:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F5FCBC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.08:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.53:1	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 #F5FCBC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f5fcbc; }
.text { color: #f5fcbc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f5fcbc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(245 252 188 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f5fcbc, #d5fcbc); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cream.

Questions

What color is #F5FCBC?: #F5FCBC is a very light, vivid yellow, closest to the named color Sour Veil. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #F5FCBC?: The RGB value is 245, 252, 188: 245 red, 252 green and 188 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #F5FCBC?: The complementary color is #C3BCFC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F5FCBC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.53:1 and white text 1.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.