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#F5BEBC Color

#F5BEBC is rgb(245, 190, 188) in RGB, hsl(2, 74%, 85%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 22%, 23%, 4%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Spanish Pink (#F7BFBE), indistinguishable to the eye at ΔE 0.75. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#F5BEBC
HEX#F5BEBC
RGBrgb(245, 190, 188)
HSLhsl(2, 74%, 85%)
HSVhsv(2, 23%, 96%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 22%, 23%, 4%)
OKLCHoklch(85% 0.064 20.9)
LABlab(81.99% 20.14 9.03)
LCHlch(81.99% 22.07 24.14)

What #F5BEBC Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #F5BEBC, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every red in the library.

#F5BEBC Channel Values

How #F5BEBC breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 245 · G 190 · B 1888-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 2° · S 74% · L 85%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 2° · S 23% · V 96%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 22% · Y 23% · K 4%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.62:1 vs white · 12.97:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #F5BEBC background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text1.62:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text12.97:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #F5BEBC

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #F5BEBC; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Complementary
Analogous
Analogous
Triadic
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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #F5BEBC

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #F5BEBC.

How #F5BEBC Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#F5BEBC
Protanopia#C9C9BC
Protanomaly#DCC5BC
Deuteranopia#D2D2BA
Deuteranomaly#E1CBBB
Tritanopia#F5BEBE
Tritanomaly#F5BEBD
Achromatopsia#CBCBCB

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #F5BEBC in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-f5bebc: #F5BEBC;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #F5BEBC;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-f5bebc': '#F5BEBC' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.961, green: 0.745, blue: 0.737)
Android XML<color name="color_f5bebc">#F5BEBC</color>
SVG fillfill="#F5BEBC"

More Red Colors

#F5BEBC sits in the red family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#F5BEBC Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #F5BEBC?

#F5BEBC is a lightest red — rgb(245, 190, 188) in RGB and hsl(2, 74%, 85%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Spanish Pink (#F7BFBE), which is indistinguishable to the eye at a CIE76 distance of 0.75.

What is the RGB value of #F5BEBC?

#F5BEBC is rgb(245, 190, 188) — red 245, green 190, and blue 188 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #F5BEBC?

#F5BEBC converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 22%, 23%, 4%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #F5BEBC be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #F5BEBC scores 1.62:1 against white and 12.97:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #F5BEBC as a CSS color keyword?

No. #F5BEBC is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is pink (#FFC0CB) at a CIE76 distance of 7.03, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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