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Information about #F5F38E color

#F5F38E color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#F5F38E falls into the Yellow Color Family — High Saturation, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(245, 243, 142) — 96.1% red, 95.3% green, 55.7% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 1 / 40 / 4. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #F5F38E reads as a energetic, saturated golden yellow and appears airy and pastel-like. Designers typically reach for tones like this for minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Milan (#F6F493). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Bright Pastel Yellow (#FBF38A) and Flavescent (#F7E98E).

In RGB terms — rgb(245, 243, 142) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #F5F38E: 18.1:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 1.2:1 for white. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #F5F38E is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#F5F38E color variations

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

#F5F38E 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 #F5F38E

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

Milan color link
Milan

#F6F493

Flavescent color link
Flavescent

#F7E98E

Warm Yellow color link
Warm Yellow

#F4E98C

Picasso color link
Picasso

#F8EA97

Key Lime color link
Key Lime

#E8F48C

Portafino color link
Portafino

#F4F09B

Sahara Sand color link
Sahara Sand

#F1E788

Dark Ivory color link
Dark Ivory

#F2E58F

Manilla color link
Manilla

#FFFA86

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#F5F38E
  • RGB245, 243, 142
  • CMYK0, 1, 40, 4
  • CSSrgb(245, 243, 142)
  • HSL59°, 84%, 76%
  • HSL Precise58.835°, 83.74%, 75.882%
  • HSV59°, 42%, 96%
  • HSB59°, 42%, 96%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.961
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.953
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.557
  • GLSLvec3(0.961, 0.953, 0.557)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.961, 0.953, 0.557, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.961, 0.953, 0.557)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB96.1%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB95.3%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB55.7%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDF5F38E
  • DECIMAL ID16118670
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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