Information about #F5E18A color

#F5E18A color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #F5E18A is classified in the Register under the Yellow Color Family, with High Saturation and Very Light brightness. In numbers: rgb(245, 225, 138) (96.1% red, 88.2% green, 54.1% blue), or CMYK 0 / 8 / 42 / 4 for print. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #F5E18A reads as a energetic, saturated golden yellow and appears airy and pastel-like. Expect to see shades like this in clean interfaces where content needs room to breathe. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Moonbeam (#F2E289). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Dark Ivory (#F2E58F) and Sahara Sand (#F1E788).

The recipe behind #F5E18A is rgb(245, 225, 138), with red as the dominant ingredient. If you plan to put text on a #F5E18A background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 16.0:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while white manages only 1.3:1. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#F5E18A color variations

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

#F5E18A 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

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

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

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

Tetradic

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

Tetradic color scheme

Square

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

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #F5E18A

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

Moonbeam color link
Moonbeam

#F2E289

Dark Ivory color link
Dark Ivory

#F2E58F

Sahara Sand color link
Sahara Sand

#F1E788

Warm Yellow color link
Warm Yellow

#F4E98C

Flavescent color link
Flavescent

#F7E98E

Hathaway color link
Hathaway

#F7DE94

Flax color link
Flax

#EEDC82

Jasmine color link
Jasmine

#F8DE7E

Hot Peach color link
Hot Peach

#FFDA92

Texas color link
Texas

#ECE67E

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#F5E18A
  • RGB245, 225, 138
  • CMYK0, 8, 42, 4
  • CSSrgb(245, 225, 138)
  • HSL49°, 84%, 75%
  • HSL Precise48.785°, 84.252%, 75.098%
  • HSV49°, 44%, 96%
  • HSB49°, 44%, 96%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.961
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.882
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.541
  • GLSLvec3(0.961, 0.882, 0.541)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.961, 0.882, 0.541, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.961, 0.882, 0.541)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB96.1%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB88.2%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB54.1%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDF5E18A
  • DECIMAL ID16114058
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers10 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01