Information about #F5E35B color

#F5E35B color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#F5E35B falls into the Yellow Color FamilyFull Saturation, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(245, 227, 91) — 96.1% red, 89% green, 35.7% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 7 / 60 / 4. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #F5E35B reads as a maximally vivid 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 Spring Yellow (#F5E35D). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Dull Yellow (#EEDC5B) and Naples Yellow (#FADA5E).

In RGB terms — rgb(245, 227, 91) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #F5E35B: 16.0:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 1.3:1 for white. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #F5E35B is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#F5E35B color variations

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

#F5E35B 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 #F5E35B

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

Dull Yellow color link
Dull Yellow

#EEDC5B

Corn color link
Corn

#FBEC5D

Mustard color link
Mustard

#FFDB58

Sand Yellow color link
Sand Yellow

#FCE166

Holiday color link
Holiday

#F5EB4F

Paris Daisy color link
Paris Daisy

#FBEB50

Portica color link
Portica

#F0D555

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#F5E35B
  • RGB245, 227, 91
  • CMYK0, 7, 60, 4
  • CSSrgb(245, 227, 91)
  • HSL53°, 89%, 66%
  • HSL Precise52.987°, 88.506%, 65.882%
  • HSV53°, 63%, 96%
  • HSB53°, 63%, 96%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.961
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.890
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.357
  • GLSLvec3(0.961, 0.890, 0.357)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.961, 0.890, 0.357, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.961, 0.890, 0.357)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB96.1%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB89%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB35.7%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyFull Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDF5E35B
  • DECIMAL ID16114523
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01