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#F5DFBD Color

#F5DFBD is rgb(245, 223, 189) in RGB, hsl(36, 74%, 85%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 9%, 23%, 4%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Dutch White (#EFDFBB), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 2.52. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#F5DFBD
HEX#F5DFBD
RGBrgb(245, 223, 189)
HSLhsl(36, 74%, 85%)
HSVhsv(36, 23%, 96%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 9%, 23%, 4%)
OKLCHoklch(91.3% 0.051 78.7)
LABlab(90.00% 3.99 19.63)
LCHlch(90.00% 20.03 78.52)

What #F5DFBD 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 #F5DFBD, 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 orange in the library.

#F5DFBD Channel Values

How #F5DFBD 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 223 · B 1898-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 36° · S 74% · L 85%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 36° · S 23% · V 96%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 9% · Y 23% · K 4%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.3:1 vs white · 16.17:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #F5DFBD 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 text1.3:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text16.17:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #F5DFBD

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #F5DFBD; 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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Analogous
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Triadic
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Tints & Shades of #F5DFBD

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 #F5DFBD.

How #F5DFBD 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#F5DFBD
Protanopia#E3E3BD
Protanomaly#EAE1BD
Deuteranopia#E7E7BC
Deuteranomaly#ECE4BD
Tritanopia#F8DBDB
Tritanomaly#F7DDD0
Achromatopsia#E2E2E2

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #F5DFBD in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-f5dfbd: #F5DFBD;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #F5DFBD;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-f5dfbd': '#F5DFBD' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.961, green: 0.875, blue: 0.741)
Android XML<color name="color_f5dfbd">#F5DFBD</color>
SVG fillfill="#F5DFBD"

More Orange Colors

#F5DFBD sits in the orange family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#F5DFBD Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #F5DFBD?

#F5DFBD is a lightest orange — rgb(245, 223, 189) in RGB and hsl(36, 74%, 85%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Dutch White (#EFDFBB), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 2.52.

What is the RGB value of #F5DFBD?

#F5DFBD is rgb(245, 223, 189) — red 245, green 223, and blue 189 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #F5DFBD?

#F5DFBD converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 9%, 23%, 4%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #F5DFBD be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #F5DFBD scores 1.3:1 against white and 16.17:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #F5DFBD as a CSS color keyword?

No. #F5DFBD 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 bisque (#FFE4C4) at a CIE76 distance of 3.04, which is very hard to tell apart.

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