What color is #F1EDE5?

#F1EDE5 is a very light, desaturated orange known as Cow’s Milk. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Cow’s Milk?

The RGB value is 241, 237, 229: 241 red, 237 green and 229 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Cow’s Milk?

The complementary color is #E5E9F1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F1EDE5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.99:1 and white text 1.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Cow’s Milk color: hex code #F1EDE5

#F1EDE5 rgb(241, 237, 229)

Shades of gray

Cow’s Milk has the hex code #F1EDE5. It is a very light, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 94.5% red, 92.9% green and 89.8% blue (241, 237, 229).

Its hue angle is 40°, with 30% saturation and 92% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 5% yellow and 5% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.99:1).

Cow’s Milk (#F1EDE5) color codes

HEX	`#F1EDE5`
RGB	`rgb(241, 237, 229)`
RGB percent	`rgb(94.5%, 92.9%, 89.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(40, 30%, 92%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(40, 5%, 95%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 5%, 5%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(93.85, -0.04, 4.34)`
CIE LCH	`lch(93.85, 4.34, 90.5)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(80.701, 84.927, 86.255)`
Decimal	`15855077`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Cow’s Milk, 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 #F1EDE5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.99:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F1EDE5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.99:1	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 #F1EDE5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f1ede5; }
.text { color: #f1ede5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f1ede5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(241 237 229 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f1ede5, #eff1e5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Bone White.

See #F1EDE5 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #F1EDE5?: #F1EDE5 is a very light, desaturated orange known as Cow’s Milk. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Cow’s Milk?: The RGB value is 241, 237, 229: 241 red, 237 green and 229 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Cow’s Milk?: The complementary color is #E5E9F1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F1EDE5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.99:1 and white text 1.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.