What color is #FFF1D8?

#FFF1D8 is a very light, vivid orange known as Escargot. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Escargot?

The RGB value is 255, 241, 216: 255 red, 241 green and 216 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Escargot?

The complementary color is #D8E6FF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FFF1D8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.83:1 and white text 1.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Escargot color: hex code #FFF1D8

#FFF1D8 rgb(255, 241, 216)

Shades of beige

Escargot has the hex code #FFF1D8. It is a very light, vivid orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 100% red, 94.5% green and 84.7% blue (255, 241, 216).

Its hue angle is 38°, with 100% saturation and 92% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 15% yellow and 0% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.83:1).

Escargot (#FFF1D8) color codes

HEX	`#FFF1D8`
RGB	`rgb(255, 241, 216)`
RGB percent	`rgb(100%, 94.5%, 84.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(38, 100%, 92%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(38, 15%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 15%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(95.63, 0.71, 13.77)`
CIE LCH	`lch(95.63, 13.79, 87.06)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(85.089, 89.13, 77.674)`
Decimal	`16773592`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Escargot, 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 #FFF1D8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.83:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.12:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FFF1D8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.12:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.83:1	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 #FFF1D8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #fff1d8; }
.text { color: #fff1d8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #fff1d8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(255 241 216 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #fff1d8, #faffd8); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #FFF1D8 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #FFF1D8?: #FFF1D8 is a very light, vivid orange known as Escargot. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Escargot?: The RGB value is 255, 241, 216: 255 red, 241 green and 216 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Escargot?: The complementary color is #D8E6FF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FFF1D8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.83:1 and white text 1.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.