What color is #FFF8E7?

#FFF8E7 is a very light, vivid orange known as Cosmic Latte. It belongs to the white family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Cosmic Latte?

The RGB value is 255, 248, 231: 255 red, 248 green and 231 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Cosmic Latte?

The complementary color is #E7EEFF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FFF8E7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.83:1 and white text 1.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Cosmic Latte color: hex code #FFF8E7

#FFF8E7 rgb(255, 248, 231)

Shades of white

Cosmic Latte has the hex code #FFF8E7. It is a very light, vivid orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 100% red, 97.3% green and 90.6% blue (255, 248, 231).

Its hue angle is 42°, with 100% saturation and 95% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 9% yellow and 0% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.83:1).

Cosmic Latte (#FFF8E7) color codes

HEX	`#FFF8E7`
RGB	`rgb(255, 248, 231)`
RGB percent	`rgb(100%, 97.3%, 90.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(42, 100%, 95%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(42, 9%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 9%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(97.7, -0.5, 8.99)`
CIE LCH	`lch(97.7, 9, 93.16)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(89.23, 94.165, 89.061)`
Decimal	`16775399`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Cosmic Latte, 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 #FFF8E7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.83:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.06:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FFF8E7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.06:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.83:1	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 #FFF8E7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #fff8e7; }
.text { color: #fff8e7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #fff8e7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(255 248 231 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #fff8e7, #faffe7); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #FFF8E7 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #FFF8E7?: #FFF8E7 is a very light, vivid orange known as Cosmic Latte. It belongs to the white family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Cosmic Latte?: The RGB value is 255, 248, 231: 255 red, 248 green and 231 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Cosmic Latte?: The complementary color is #E7EEFF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FFF8E7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.83:1 and white text 1.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.