Information about #F5E16F color

#F5E16F color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #F5E16F is classified in the Register under the Yellow Color Family, with Full Saturation and Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(245, 225, 111) — 96.1% red, 88.2% green, 43.5% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 8 / 53 / 4. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

A maximally vivid golden yellow, #F5E16F floats near the light end of the scale. Expect to see shades like this in clean interfaces where content needs room to breathe. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Sweet Corn (#F9E176). Nearby in the Register you will also find Pale Gold (#FDDE6C) and Marigold Yellow (#FBE870).

In RGB terms — rgb(245, 225, 111) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. If you plan to put text on a #F5E16F background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 15.9:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while white manages only 1.3:1. #F5E16F has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#F5E16F color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#F5E16F color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#F5E16F color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#F5E16F color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#F5E16F color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#F5E16F color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes
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Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme
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Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme
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#F59F70
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Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme
#F5E16F
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#E170F5
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Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme
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#84F570
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Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme
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#F570C6
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Nearest named colors to #F5E16F

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Sweet Corn color link
Sweet Corn

#F9E176

Pale Gold color link
Pale Gold

#FDDE6C

Marigold Yellow color link
Marigold Yellow

#FBE870

Dandelion color link
Dandelion

#FDDB6D

Yellow Tan color link
Yellow Tan

#FFE36E

Shandy color link
Shandy

#FFE670

Sand Yellow color link
Sand Yellow

#FCE166

Sandy color link
Sandy

#F1DA7A

Jasmine color link
Jasmine

#F8DE7E

Sandy Yellow color link
Sandy Yellow

#FDEE73

Dolly color link
Dolly

#F5F171

Yellowish color link
Yellowish

#FAEE66

#F5E16F color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#F5E16F
  • RGB245, 225, 111
  • CMYK0, 8, 53, 4
  • CSSrgb(245, 225, 111)
  • HSL51°, 87%, 70%
  • HSL Precise51.045°, 87.013%, 69.804%
  • HSV51°, 55%, 96%
  • HSB51°, 55%, 96%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.961
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.882
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.435
  • GLSLvec3(0.961, 0.882, 0.435)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.961, 0.882, 0.435, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.961, 0.882, 0.435)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB96.1%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB88.2%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB43.5%
  • Color Family (Hue)Yellow
  • Saturation FamilyFull Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDF5E16F
  • DECIMAL ID16114031
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • This page visited6 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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