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#F5F5DC

Beige

Best set with black text. The pairing reaches 18.98:1 contrast and passes AAA for normal text.

Color values

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HEX#F5F5DCsRGB hexadecimal
RGBrgb(245, 245, 220)screen channels
HSLhsl(60, 56%, 91%)hue, saturation, lightness
CMYKcmyk(0%, 0%, 10%, 4%)approximate process color
Tailwindyellow-50nearest palette utility, not an exact token

Foreground contrast

WCAG ratios
White textfails AA1.11:1
Black textAAA18.98:1

Recommendation

Use black text for the stronger built-in pairing. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text; AAA requires 7:1.

Palette relationships

generated in color space
Tonal ramp
#050505
#4E4E47
#9D9D8E
#F5F5DC
#F7F7E6
#F8F8F0
#FAFAFA
Analogous
#F5E9DC
#F5F5DC
#E9F5DC
Triadic
#F5F5DC
#DCF5F5
#F5DCF5
Complement
#F5F5DC
#DCDCF5

Nearest named neighbors

Lab distance · lower is closer

CSS output

:root {
  --color-beige: #F5F5DC;
}

.swatch {
  background: var(--color-beige);
  color: #000000;
}
Hue109°
Lightness96 L*
Chroma12.8
Luminance0.899