Information about #F5E48E color

#F5E48E color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#F5E48E falls into the Yellow Color Family — High Saturation, Very Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(245, 228, 142) — 96.1% red, 89.4% green, 55.7% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 7 / 40 / 4. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#F5E48E presents itself as a strongly colored golden yellow — one that has a delicate, washed-out lightness. In practice it works well for minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Dark Ivory (#F2E58F). Slightly further away sit Flavescent (#F7E98E) and Warm Yellow (#F4E98C).

The recipe behind #F5E48E is rgb(245, 228, 142), with red as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #F5E48E: 16.4:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 1.3:1 for white. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#F5E48E color variations

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#F5E48E 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 #F5E48E

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

Dark Ivory color link
Dark Ivory

#F2E58F

Flavescent color link
Flavescent

#F7E98E

Warm Yellow color link
Warm Yellow

#F4E98C

Moonbeam color link
Moonbeam

#F2E289

Sahara Sand color link
Sahara Sand

#F1E788

Hathaway color link
Hathaway

#F7DE94

Picasso color link
Picasso

#F8EA97

Hot Peach color link
Hot Peach

#FFDA92

Cool Yellow color link
Cool Yellow

#ECEA98

Drover color link
Drover

#FBEB9B

Flax color link
Flax

#EEDC82

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#F5E48E
  • RGB245, 228, 142
  • CMYK0, 7, 40, 4
  • CSSrgb(245, 228, 142)
  • HSL50°, 84%, 76%
  • HSL Precise50.097°, 83.74%, 75.882%
  • HSV50°, 42%, 96%
  • HSB50°, 42%, 96%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.961
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.894
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.557
  • GLSLvec3(0.961, 0.894, 0.557)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.961, 0.894, 0.557, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.961, 0.894, 0.557)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB96.1%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB89.4%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB55.7%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDF5E48E
  • DECIMAL ID16114830
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01