HEX atlas value

#F5F5DC

#F5F5DC is a warm yellow HEX color close to Beige. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 245, 245, 220, HSL 60, 56%, 91%, has luminance 0.8988, and belongs to the light group.

yellow warm light

#F5F5DC Sample readable text

HEX #F5F5DC

RGB rgb(245, 245, 220)

HSL hsl(60 56% 91%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 0, 10, 4)

Luminance 0.8988

Contrast Black 18.98:1White 1.11:1

CSS

--color-f5f5dc: #F5F5DC;
.background-f5f5dc { background-color: #F5F5DC; }
.text-f5f5dc { color: #F5F5DC; }

Luminance0.8988

Black text18.98:1AA Pass

White text1.11:1AA Fail

hexCanonical HEX value

rgbRed, green, blue channels

hslHue, saturation, lightness

cmykApproximate print conversion

wcagAA and AAA contrast options

harmoniesMathematical harmony sets

variantsGenerated tone variants

nearestColorsKnowledge graph neighbors

Structured sections

Color systems

{"hex":"#F5F5DC","rgb":[245,245,220],"hsl":[60,56,91],"cmyk":[0,0,10,4],"luminance":0.8988,"contrast":{"black":18.98,"white":1.11}}

WCAG

{"AA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"AAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]}

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":18.98,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.11,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"White","hex":"#FFFFFF","family":"gray","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":21,"contrastWhite":1,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#FAFAD6","hex":"#FAFAD6","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":19.71,"contrastWhite":1.07,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"Cornsilk","hex":"#FFF8DC","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":19.71,"contrastWhite":1.07,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"Warm White","hex":"#F8F4E3","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":19.04,"contrastWhite":1.1,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#E8F5DB","hex":"#E8F5DB","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":18.52,"contrastWhite":1.13,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm yellow","light","light yellow","Beige adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","light surfaces","highlight and warning systems"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/f5f5dc.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/beige.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/warm-white.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/cornsilk.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#DBDBF5","analogous":["#F5E8DB","#E8F5DB"],"triadic":["#DBF5F5","#F5DBF5"],"tetradic":["#DBF5E8","#DBDBF5","#F5DBE8"],"splitComplementary":["#DBE8F5","#E8DBF5"],"monochromatic":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5DC","#E1E194"]}

Variants

{"light":"#FFFFFF","dark":"#E1E194","saturated":"#FAFAD6","desaturated":"#F0F0E0","pastel":"#FFFFFF","neon":"#FFFFFA"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"beige","name":"Beige","hex":"#F5F5DC","distance":0},{"slug":"warm-white","name":"Warm White","hex":"#F8F4E3","distance":7.681145747868608},{"slug":"cornsilk","name":"Cornsilk","hex":"#FFF8DC","distance":10.44030650891055},{"slug":"marble-white","name":"Marble White","hex":"#F2F0E6","distance":11.575836902790225},{"slug":"antique-white","name":"Antique White","hex":"#FAEBD7","distance":12.24744871391589}]

HEX meaning and use

About #F5F5DC

#F5F5DC is classified as a warm yellow value with light visual character. #F5F5DC is visually closest to Beige, a named yellow color with HEX #F5F5DC.

The RGB channels are 245, 245, and 220, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 60deg with 56% saturation and 91% lightness, so this page treats it as a moderate-saturation, light atlas color rather than a generic swatch.

According to Colors Encyclopedia, this HEX value works best for color conversion, WCAG contrast checks, CSS color tokens, and light surfaces. Its luminance is 0.8988, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 0.00, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text18.98:1AA Pass

White text1.11:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A, #36454F.

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A, #36454F.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #F5F5DC needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000018.98:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.11:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

White#000000 text · best 21:1#FFFFFF

#FAFAD6#000000 text · best 19.71:1#FAFAD6

Cornsilk#000000 text · best 19.71:1#FFF8DC

Warm White#000000 text · best 19.04:1#F8F4E3

#E8F5DB#000000 text · best 18.52:1#E8F5DB

Generated Palette

Beige#F5F5DC

#DBDBF5#DBDBF5

#F5E8DB#F5E8DB

#E8F5DB#E8F5DB

White#FFFFFF

#E1E194#E1E194

Color Harmonies

#DBDBF5#DBDBF5

#F5E8DB#F5E8DB

#E8F5DB#E8F5DB

#DBF5F5#DBF5F5

#F5DBF5#F5DBF5

Variants

White#FFFFFF

#E1E194#E1E194

#FAFAD6#FAFAD6

#F0F0E0#F0F0E0

White#FFFFFF

#FFFFFA#FFFFFA

Nearest Named Colors

Beige#F5F5DC

Warm White#F8F4E3

Cornsilk#FFF8DC

Marble White#F2F0E6

Antique White#FAEBD7

#F5F5DC

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #F5F5DC

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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