CSS named color

Beige #F5F5DC

The CSS keyword beige is #F5F5DC. It is a pale grayish yellow in the neutral family. In OKLCH it sits at lightness 0.964, chroma 0.033 and hue 107.0°.

Relative luminance
0.8988
OKLCH L · C · h
0.964 · 0.033 · 107.0
Best text
Black 18.97:1
Hue family
Neutral
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#F5F5DC color codes

HEX
#F5F5DC
RGB
rgb(245, 245, 220)
HSL
hsl(60, 56%, 91%)
OKLCH
oklch(0.964 0.033 107.0)
OKLab
oklab(0.964 -0.010 0.031)
CIELAB (D65)
L* 95.95, a* -4.19, b* 12.05
XYZ (D65)
X 83.23, Y 89.89, Z 80.66
CMYK (naive)
cmyk(0%, 0%, 10%, 4%)

CIELAB and XYZ use the D65 white point; CSS lab() uses D50, so paste the OKLCH or HEX value into stylesheets. CMYK here is a plain formula with no press profile.

Legibility

Contrast: is #F5F5DC accessible?

Black text on it reaches 18.97:1, passing AAA. White text fails at 1.10:1.

WCAG 2 gives the same ratio whichever color is the text; APCA does not, so its Lc changes sign and size with polarity.

Open the Contrast System

  • Black text on it

    18.97:1

    • AA passes
    • AA large passes
    • AAA passes
    • APCA Lc +99

  • White text on it

    1.10:1

    • AA fails
    • AA large fails
    • AAA fails
    • APCA Lc 0

    Text is here, unreadable at 1.10:1

  • As text on black

    18.97:1

    • AA passes
    • AA large passes
    • AAA passes
    • APCA Lc −100

  • As text on white

    1.10:1

    • AA fails
    • AA large fails
    • AAA fails
    • APCA Lc 0

    Text is here, unreadable at 1.10:1

Nearest versions that pass 4.5:1

  • For text on white

    #777761 4.56:1

    Darkening its OKLCH lightness from 0.96 to 0.56 reaches 4.56:1 on white, keeping the hue.

    Compare both in the Contrast System

  • For text on black

    #F5F5DC 18.97:1

    It already reaches 18.97:1 on black, so no change is needed.

Checking another pair? Use the Contrast Checker.

Studio

Adjust #F5F5DC live

Move lightness, chroma and hue in OKLCH, or drag on the map. The map is every lightness and chroma at the current hue: sRGB inside the solid area, Display P3 out to the dashed line.

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Scale

Shades and tints of #F5F5DC

Eleven OKLCH lightness steps at this hue, each with its contrast against white and black. #F5F5DC sits at step 50.

  1. 50This color#F5F5DC
    White
    1.10
    Black
    18.97
  2. 100#EDEDD8
    White
    1.18
    Black
    17.70
  3. 200#D9D9C4
    White
    1.43
    Black
    14.67
  4. 300#BFBFA9
    White
    1.86
    Black
    11.24
  5. 400#A3A38C
    White
    2.56
    Black
    8.17
  6. 500#888871
    White
    3.61
    Black
    5.80
  7. 600#70705A
    White
    5.05
    Black
    4.15
  8. 700#5A5A45
    White
    7.03
    Black
    2.98
  9. 800#41412E
    White
    10.39
    Black
    2.02
  10. 900#2A2A1A
    White
    14.53
    Black
    1.44
  11. 950#171709
    White
    18.05
    Black
    1.16

Under each step, white and black text on it; a bold figure passes 4.5:1.

Gamut

How vivid #F5F5DC can get

At its lightness and hue, sRGB reaches OKLCH chroma 0.154; #F5F5DC uses 21% of it. Display P3, which many recent phones and laptops show, reaches 0.165 there: 7% more.

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  • sRGB
  • Display P3
  • Rec. 2020
  • Dominant wavelength
OKLCH chroma
0.033
sRGB edge
0.154
Display P3 edge
0.165
Rec. 2020 edge
0.246
Dominant wavelength
570 nm
Excitation purity
11%
Chromaticity
x 0.3280, y 0.3542
  • This color#F5F5DC
  • Most vivid in sRGB#FFFA75
  • Most vivid in Display P3oklch(0.964 0.165 107.0)

On a screen without Display P3 the last tile shows the sRGB edge instead.

Use the wider color where screens show it
.accent {
  color: #f5f5dc;
}
@media (color-gamut: p3) {
  .accent { color: color(display-p3 1 0.9821 0.4981); }
}

Mixing

Mixing #F5F5DC

Each row is the same mix worked out in a different space, with the halfway color at its end. sRGB, which older CSS gradients use, can sag gray or dark in the middle; OKLab keeps the lightness steps even; OKLCH holds chroma and hue as it goes.

White #FFFFFF

  • sRGB50%#FAFAEE
  • OKLab50%#FAFAEE
  • OKLCH50%#FAFAEE

Black #000000

  • sRGB50%#7B7B6E
  • OKLab50%#5F5F54
  • OKLCH50%#5F5F54

Its complement #F2F1FF

  • sRGB50%#F4F3EE
  • OKLab50%#F3F3EE
  • OKLCH50%#FFEEEE
In CSS
/* A gradient and a mix, worked out in OKLCH */
background: linear-gradient(in oklch, #f5f5dc, white);
color: color-mix(in oklch, #f5f5dc 50%, white);

In use

#F5F5DC in an interface

A button, a link, a heading, a focused field, an icon and a chart line in this color, on a light page and a dark one. Each check is a WCAG 2 contrast minimum: 1.4.3 for text, 1.4.11 for the rest.

Light page

  • Button labelText, 4.5:118.97:1 Passes
  • Link and body-size textText, 4.5:11.10:1 Fails
  • Large headingLarge text, 3:11.10:1 Fails
  • Icons, borders and focus ringsNon-text, 3:11.10:1 Fails

For text on this page, the nearest shade that passes is #777761 4.56:1

Dark page

  • Button labelText, 4.5:118.97:1 Passes
  • Link and body-size textText, 4.5:116.92:1 Passes
  • Large headingLarge text, 3:116.92:1 Passes
  • Icons, borders and focus ringsNon-text, 3:116.92:1 Passes

Color vision

How #F5F5DC looks with color blindness

Achromatopsia changes it most, ΔE2000 10.4; deuteranopia changes it least, 2.9.

Simulated with Machado et al. (2009) at full severity, in linear light.

Simulate a whole page What each type sees

  • Protanopia

    No working red (long-wavelength) cones

    #FAF3DB ΔE2000 3.2

    Close match

    Reads as pale grayish amber

  • Deuteranopia

    No working green (medium-wavelength) cones

    #FAF4DD ΔE2000 2.9

    Close match

    Reads as pale grayish amber

  • Tritanopia

    No working blue (short-wavelength) cones

    #F9F2EE ΔE2000 10.3

    Distinct

    Reads as off-white

  • Achromatopsia

    No cone color vision; lightness only

    #F3F3F3 ΔE2000 10.4

    Distinct

    Reads as off-white

Pairing check

A near-neutral has no complementary hue to pair with, so tell it apart from neighboring grays by lightness contrast alone.

Harmony

Color harmonies for #F5F5DC

Its complement is #F2F1FF, an off-white.

Hue rotations in OKLCH, mapped into sRGB by trimming chroma so hue and lightness stay put.

Open the Harmony Studio
  • Base#F5F5DC
  • Complement#F2F1FF

Complementary

Open in Harmony Studio
  • −30°#FFF1DD
  • Base#F5F5DC
  • +30°#E9F9E3

Analogous

Open in Harmony Studio
  • Base#F5F5DC
  • +120°#E4F7FF
  • +240°#FFEDF6

Triadic

Open in Harmony Studio
  • Base#F5F5DC
  • +150°#ECF4FF
  • +210°#FAEEFF

Split-complementary

Open in Harmony Studio

Code

Design tokens

Ready-to-paste tokens in six formats. Rename them to fit your system.

CSS custom property

:root {
  --color-beige: #f5f5dc;
}

Tailwind config

// tailwind.config.js
module.exports = {
  theme: {
    extend: {
      colors: {
        beige: '#f5f5dc',
      },
    },
  },
};

Tailwind v4 theme

/* app.css — Tailwind CSS v4 */
@import "tailwindcss";

@theme {
  --color-beige: oklch(0.964 0.033 107.0);
}

Design token (W3C DTCG)

{
  "color": {
    "beige": {
      "$type": "color",
      "$value": {
        "colorSpace": "srgb",
        "components": [0.9608, 0.9608, 0.8627],
        "hex": "#f5f5dc"
      },
      "$description": "CSS named color beige"
    }
  }
}

SwiftUI color

import SwiftUI

enum Palette {
    static let beige = Color(.sRGB, red: 0.961, green: 0.961, blue: 0.863, opacity: 1)
}

Jetpack Compose color

import androidx.compose.ui.graphics.Color

object Palette {
    val Beige = Color(0xFFF5F5DC)
}

Matches

The nearest match in each system

The closest CSS name, Tailwind shade, RAL Classic paint and Crayola crayon by ΔE2000; under 2 is hard to tell apart side by side. RAL and Crayola values approximate physical colors.

Neighbors

The eight nearest colors on this site by ΔE2000, closest first. Under 2 is hard to tell apart side by side.

Tools

Open #F5F5DC in the tools

Each opens over this page. More colors live in the Color Library, and every color page is listed on the hub.