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#F5F0DB Color

#F5F0DB is rgb(245, 240, 219) in RGB, hsl(48, 57%, 91%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 2%, 11%, 4%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Eggshell (#F0EAD6), below the threshold most people can see at ΔE 2.08. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#F5F0DB
HEX#F5F0DB
RGBrgb(245, 240, 219)
HSLhsl(48, 57%, 91%)
HSVhsv(48, 11%, 96%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 2%, 11%, 4%)
OKLCHoklch(95.3% 0.028 95.9)
LABlab(94.77% -0.86 10.82)
LCHlch(94.77% 10.85 94.56)

What #F5F0DB 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 #F5F0DB, 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.

#F5F0DB Channel Values

How #F5F0DB 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 240 · B 2198-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 48° · S 57% · L 91%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 48° · S 11% · V 96%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 2% · Y 11% · K 4%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.14:1 vs white · 18.37:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #F5F0DB 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 text1.14:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text18.37:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #F5F0DB

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #F5F0DB; 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
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Triadic
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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #F5F0DB

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

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How #F5F0DB 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#F5F0DB
Protanopia#F1F1DB
Protanomaly#F3F1DB
Deuteranopia#F2F2DB
Deuteranomaly#F3F1DB
Tritanopia#F7EDED
Tritanomaly#F6EEE6
Achromatopsia#F0F0F0

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Using #F5F0DB in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-f5f0db: #F5F0DB;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #F5F0DB;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-f5f0db': '#F5F0DB' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.961, green: 0.941, blue: 0.859)
Android XML<color name="color_f5f0db">#F5F0DB</color>
SVG fillfill="#F5F0DB"

More Yellow Colors

#F5F0DB sits in the yellow family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#F5F0DB Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #F5F0DB?

#F5F0DB is a lightest yellow — rgb(245, 240, 219) in RGB and hsl(48, 57%, 91%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Eggshell (#F0EAD6), which is below the threshold most people can see at a CIE76 distance of 2.08.

What is the RGB value of #F5F0DB?

#F5F0DB is rgb(245, 240, 219) — red 245, green 240, and blue 219 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #F5F0DB?

#F5F0DB converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 2%, 11%, 4%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #F5F0DB be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #F5F0DB scores 1.14:1 against white and 18.37:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #F5F0DB as a CSS color keyword?

No. #F5F0DB 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 beige (#F5F5DC) at a CIE76 distance of 2.88, which is very hard to tell apart.

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