#F5E538 Color

#F5E538 is rgb(245, 229, 56) in RGB and hsl(55, 90%, 59%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is Gold. Black text is most readable on this background.

#F5E538

HEX#F5E538

RGBrgb(245, 229, 56)

HSLhsl(55, 90%, 59%)

HSVhsv(55, 77%, 96%)

OKLCHoklch(90.7% 0.178 103.8)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 7%, 77%, 4%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #F5E538 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text1.3:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text16.15:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #F5E538 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#F5E538 Complementary#3848F5 Analogous#F58738 Analogous#A6F538 Triadic#38F5E5 Triadic#E538F5

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #F5E538, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#F6E955 #F7EC6E #F9F08B #FAF3A3 #FCF7C0 #FDFAD8

Shades

#F3E012 #D0C00B #AA9C09 #887D07 #615905 #3A3603

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