#F5F5DC · Beige

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#F5F5DC is a light, moderately saturated beige color, closest to Beige and near Buttercream and Papaya. In OKLCH it has 96% lightness and 0.03 chroma at hue 107°. Beige suggests quiet warmth and neutrality; it is the go-to background for organic and luxury brands, which makes #F5F5DC a natural choice for backgrounds for interiors, fashion and minimal sites.

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HEX#F5F5DC
RGBrgb(245, 245, 220)
HSLhsl(60, 56%, 91%)
CMYK0, 0, 10, 4
CSS var--beige
Contrast1.11:1 white · 18.98:1 black

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How to use #F5F5DC

Black text passes WCAG AA on #F5F5DC (18.98:1); white text does not (1.11:1).

For a calm scheme pair #F5F5DC with its analogous neighbors #F5E8DB and #E8F5DB; for contrast use its complement #DBDBF5 as a small accent, and anchor everything with a neutral such as #1F1F24.

--beige: #F5F5DC;

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