What color is #F6EED1?

#F6EED1 is a very light, moderate yellow known as Mayonnaise. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Mayonnaise?

The RGB value is 246, 238, 209: 246 red, 238 green and 209 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Mayonnaise?

The complementary color is #D1D9F6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F6EED1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.07:1 and white text 1.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Mayonnaise color: hex code #F6EED1

#F6EED1 rgb(246, 238, 209)

Shades of beige

Mayonnaise has the hex code #F6EED1. It is a very light, moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 96.5% red, 93.3% green and 82% blue (246, 238, 209).

Its hue angle is 47°, with 67% saturation and 89% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 15% yellow and 4% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.07:1).

Mayonnaise (#F6EED1) color codes

HEX	`#F6EED1`
RGB	`rgb(246, 238, 209)`
RGB percent	`rgb(96.5%, 93.3%, 82%)`
HSL	`hsl(47, 67%, 89%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(47, 15%, 96%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 15%, 4%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(94.03, -2.02, 15.01)`
CIE LCH	`lch(94.03, 15.15, 97.65)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(80.088, 85.346, 72.564)`
Decimal	`16182993`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Mayonnaise, 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 #F6EED1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.07:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F6EED1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.07:1	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 #F6EED1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f6eed1; }
.text { color: #f6eed1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f6eed1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(246 238 209 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f6eed1, #ecf6d1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cornsilk.

See #F6EED1 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #F6EED1?: #F6EED1 is a very light, moderate yellow known as Mayonnaise. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Mayonnaise?: The RGB value is 246, 238, 209: 246 red, 238 green and 209 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Mayonnaise?: The complementary color is #D1D9F6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F6EED1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.07:1 and white text 1.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.