What color is #F8E2CA?

#F8E2CA is a very light, moderate orange known as Acropolis. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Acropolis?

The RGB value is 248, 226, 202: 248 red, 226 green and 202 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Acropolis?

The complementary color is #CAE0F8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F8E2CA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.72:1 and white text 1.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Acropolis color: hex code #F8E2CA

#F8E2CA rgb(248, 226, 202)

Shades of beige

Acropolis has the hex code #F8E2CA. It is a very light, moderate orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 97.3% red, 88.6% green and 79.2% blue (248, 226, 202).

Its hue angle is 31°, with 77% saturation and 88% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 19% yellow and 3% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.72:1).

Acropolis (#F8E2CA) color codes

HEX	`#F8E2CA`
RGB	`rgb(248, 226, 202)`
RGB percent	`rgb(97.3%, 88.6%, 79.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(31, 77%, 88%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(31, 19%, 97%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 19%, 3%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(91.06, 3.77, 14.47)`
CIE LCH	`lch(91.06, 14.95, 75.39)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(76.568, 78.615, 67.006)`
Decimal	`16310986`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Acropolis, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #F8E2CA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.72:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.26:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F8E2CA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.26:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.72:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #F8E2CA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f8e2ca; }
.text { color: #f8e2ca; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f8e2ca; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(248 226 202 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f8e2ca, #f7f8ca); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #F8E2CA on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #F8E2CA?: #F8E2CA is a very light, moderate orange known as Acropolis. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Acropolis?: The RGB value is 248, 226, 202: 248 red, 226 green and 202 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Acropolis?: The complementary color is #CAE0F8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F8E2CA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.72:1 and white text 1.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.