#F5E042 Color

#F5E042 is rgb(245, 224, 66) in RGB and hsl(53, 90%, 61%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is SandyBrown. Black text is most readable on this background.

#F5E042

HEX#F5E042

RGBrgb(245, 224, 66)

HSLhsl(53, 90%, 61%)

HSVhsv(53, 73%, 96%)

OKLCHoklch(89.8% 0.168 101.5)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 9%, 73%, 4%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #F5E042 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text1.34:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text15.62:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #F5E042 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#F5E042 Complementary#4257F5 Analogous#F58742 Analogous#B0F542 Triadic#42F5E0 Triadic#E042F5

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #F5E042, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#F6E45A #F8E977 #F9ED90 #FAF1A8 #FCF5C0 #FDF9DD

Shades

#F3DA1B #DAC20B #B39F09 #887907 #615605 #3A3403

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