Information about #F5E8A0 color

#F5E8A0 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#F5E8A0 falls into the Yellow Color Family — High Saturation, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(245, 232, 160) — 96.1% red, 91% green, 62.7% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 5 / 33 / 4. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #F5E8A0 reads as a energetic, saturated 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 Sandwisp (#F5E7A2). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Drover (#FBEB9B) and Buttermilk (#F6E0A4).

In RGB terms — rgb(245, 232, 160) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #F5E8A0: 16.9:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 1.2:1 for white. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #F5E8A0 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#F5E8A0 color variations

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

#F5E8A0 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#F5E8A0 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#F5E8A0 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#F5E8A0 color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#F5E8A0 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
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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
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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
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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
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Tetradic

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

Tetradic color scheme
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Square

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

Square color scheme
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Nearest named colors to #F5E8A0

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

Sandwisp color link
Sandwisp

#F5E7A2

Drover color link
Drover

#FBEB9B

Buttermilk color link
Buttermilk

#F6E0A4

Portafino color link
Portafino

#F4F09B

Picasso color link
Picasso

#F8EA97

Melting Moment color link
Melting Moment

#F4DE9E

Very Light Amber color link
Very Light Amber

#FFE79E

Soft Yellow color link
Soft Yellow

#EEEE9B

Vanilla color link
Vanilla

#F3E5AB

Pale Goldenrod color link
Pale Goldenrod

#EEE8AA

Cool Yellow color link
Cool Yellow

#ECEA98

Cream Brulee color link
Cream Brulee

#FFE39B

#F5E8A0 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#F5E8A0
  • RGB245, 232, 160
  • CMYK0, 5, 33, 4
  • CSSrgb(245, 232, 160)
  • HSL51°, 81%, 79%
  • HSL Precise50.824°, 80.952%, 79.412%
  • HSV51°, 35%, 96%
  • HSB51°, 35%, 96%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.961
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.910
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.627
  • GLSLvec3(0.961, 0.910, 0.627)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.961, 0.910, 0.627, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.961, 0.910, 0.627)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB96.1%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB91%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB62.7%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDF5E8A0
  • DECIMAL ID16115872
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers19 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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