Beige is the CSS named color #F5F5DC — rgb(245, 245, 220), hsl(60, 56%, 91%). Its relative luminance is 0.899, giving 1.11:1 against white and 18.98:1 against black, so it works as a text color on black.
| HEX | #F5F5DC |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(245, 245, 220) |
| HSL | hsl(60, 56%, 91%) |
| Relative luminance | 0.8988 |
| Contrast on white | 1.11:1 AA fail |
| Contrast on black | 18.98:1 AA pass |
Built by mixing beige toward white (four steps) and toward black (four steps) while keeping the hue. Use the shades generator for a different step count or to add harmony sets.
Closest by CIELAB distance (ΔE76). For perceptual matching in a design system, compare in OKLab before locking a token.
beige is #F5F5DC, which is rgb(245, 245, 220) and hsl(60, 56%, 91%). It is one of the 148 CSS named colors defined by the CSS Color Module Level 4.
Beige has a relative luminance of 0.899 on a 0–1 scale, so it is a light color. Against white it scores 1.11:1; against black, 18.98:1.
beige reaches 18.98:1 against black, which clears WCAG 2.2 AA for normal text (4.5:1) at any size.