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#F5EBD6 Color

#F5EBD6 is rgb(245, 235, 214) in RGB, hsl(41, 61%, 90%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 4%, 13%, 4%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Parchment (#F1E9D2), below the threshold most people can see at ΔE 1.5. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#F5EBD6
HEX#F5EBD6
RGBrgb(245, 235, 214)
HSLhsl(41, 61%, 90%)
HSVhsv(41, 13%, 96%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 4%, 13%, 4%)
OKLCHoklch(94.2% 0.03 85.6)
LABlab(93.43% 0.94 11.50)
LCHlch(93.43% 11.54 85.34)

What #F5EBD6 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 #F5EBD6, 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 yellow in the library.

#F5EBD6 Channel Values

How #F5EBD6 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 235 · B 2148-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 41° · S 61% · L 90%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 41° · S 13% · V 96%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 4% · Y 13% · K 4%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.18:1 vs white · 17.74:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #F5EBD6 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 text1.18:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text17.74:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #F5EBD6

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #F5EBD6; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
Complementary
Analogous
Analogous
Triadic
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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #F5EBD6

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 #F5EBD6.

How #F5EBD6 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#F5EBD6
Protanopia#EDEDD6
Protanomaly#F0ECD6
Deuteranopia#EEEED6
Deuteranomaly#F1EDD6
Tritanopia#F7E8E8
Tritanomaly#F6E9E1
Achromatopsia#ECECEC

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Using #F5EBD6 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-f5ebd6: #F5EBD6;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #F5EBD6;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-f5ebd6': '#F5EBD6' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.961, green: 0.922, blue: 0.839)
Android XML<color name="color_f5ebd6">#F5EBD6</color>
SVG fillfill="#F5EBD6"

More Yellow Colors

#F5EBD6 sits in the yellow family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#F5EBD6 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #F5EBD6?

#F5EBD6 is a lightest yellow — rgb(245, 235, 214) in RGB and hsl(41, 61%, 90%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Parchment (#F1E9D2), which is below the threshold most people can see at a CIE76 distance of 1.5.

What is the RGB value of #F5EBD6?

#F5EBD6 is rgb(245, 235, 214) — red 245, green 235, and blue 214 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #F5EBD6?

#F5EBD6 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 4%, 13%, 4%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #F5EBD6 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #F5EBD6 scores 1.18:1 against white and 17.74:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #F5EBD6 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #F5EBD6 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 antiquewhite (#FAEBD7) at a CIE76 distance of 1.98, which is below the threshold most people can see.

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