Information about #F5F198 color

#F5F198 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #F5F198 belongs to the Yellow Color Family, featuring High Saturation and Very Light brightness. In numbers: rgb(245, 241, 152) (96.1% red, 94.5% green, 59.6% blue), or CMYK 0 / 2 / 36 / 4 for print. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

A strongly colored golden yellow, #F5F198 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 Portafino (#F4F09B). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Milan (#F6F493) and Picasso (#F8EA97).

In RGB terms — rgb(245, 241, 152) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. If you plan to put text on a #F5F198 background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 17.9:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while white manages only 1.2:1. No one has named #F5F198 so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#F5F198 color variations

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

#F5F198 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 #F5F198

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

Portafino color link
Portafino

#F4F09B

Milan color link
Milan

#F6F493

Picasso color link
Picasso

#F8EA97

Soft Yellow color link
Soft Yellow

#EEEE9B

Pale Prim color link
Pale Prim

#F9F59F

Drover color link
Drover

#FBEB9B

Dark Cream color link
Dark Cream

#FFF39A

Soft Lemon color link
Soft Lemon

#FCF99C

Cool Yellow color link
Cool Yellow

#ECEA98

Flavescent color link
Flavescent

#F7E98E

Vis color link
Vis

#FFEFA1

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#F5F198
  • RGB245, 241, 152
  • CMYK0, 2, 36, 4
  • CSSrgb(245, 241, 152)
  • HSL57°, 82%, 78%
  • HSL Precise57.419°, 82.301%, 77.843%
  • HSV57°, 38%, 96%
  • HSB57°, 38%, 96%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.961
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.945
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.596
  • GLSLvec3(0.961, 0.945, 0.596)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.961, 0.945, 0.596, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.961, 0.945, 0.596)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB96.1%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB94.5%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB59.6%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDF5F198
  • DECIMAL ID16118168
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers4 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01