Wheat — #F5DEB3
#F5DEB3 is a very light, vivid orange. It is the CSS named color wheat.
Color values
| HEX | #F5DEB3 |
| RGB | rgb(245, 222, 179) |
| HSL | hsl(39, 77%, 83%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 9%, 27%, 4%) |
| Decimal | 16113331 |
| CSS | color: #F5DEB3; |
| Android | 0xFFF5DEB3 |
| Swift | UIColor(red: 0.961, green: 0.871, blue: 0.702, alpha: 1) |
Accessibility and contrast
| White text on #F5DEB3 | 1.31:1 — AA fail · AA large fail · AAA fail |
| Black text on #F5DEB3 | 15.98:1 — AA pass · AA large pass · AAA pass |
| Recommended text color | black |
WCAG 2.1 asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text and 3:1 for large text (18 pt, or 14 pt bold).
Tints and shades of #F5DEB3
Each swatch keeps the hue and saturation of #F5DEB3 and varies only lightness — the quickest way to build a usable scale from a single brand color.
Colors that go with #F5DEB3
Harmonies generated by rotating the hue on the color wheel while holding saturation and lightness constant.
Using #F5DEB3 in code
/* CSS */
.element { color: #F5DEB3; background-color: #F5DEB3; }
.element { color: rgb(245 222 179); }
.element { color: hsl(39 77% 83%); }
/* Tailwind arbitrary value */
<div class="bg-[#F5DEB3] text-black">
/* SCSS variable */
$brand: #F5DEB3;Frequently asked questions
What color is #F5DEB3?
#F5DEB3 is a very light, vivid orange, which CSS calls wheat. Its hue sits at 39° on the color wheel, with 77% saturation and 83% lightness.
What is #F5DEB3 in RGB?
#F5DEB3 converts to rgb(245, 222, 179) — 245 red, 222 green and 179 blue.
What is #F5DEB3 in CMYK?
Approximately cmyk(0%, 9%, 27%, 4%). Print output depends on the ICC profile of the press and paper, so treat this as a starting point rather than an exact match.
Should text on #F5DEB3 be white or black?
Black gives the better contrast ratio (15.98:1 versus 1.31:1).
What is the complementary color of #F5DEB3?
#B2CAF5 — the hue directly opposite #F5DEB3 on the color wheel.