What color is #F6EFDF?

#F6EFDF is a very light, moderate orange known as Paper White. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Paper White?

The RGB value is 246, 239, 223: 246 red, 239 green and 223 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Paper White?

The complementary color is #DFE6F6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F6EFDF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.33:1 and white text 1.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Paper White color: hex code #F6EFDF

#F6EFDF rgb(246, 239, 223)

Shades of beige

Paper White has the hex code #F6EFDF. It is a very light, moderate orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 96.5% red, 93.7% green and 87.5% blue (246, 239, 223).

Its hue angle is 42°, with 56% saturation and 92% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 9% yellow and 4% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.33:1).

Paper White (#F6EFDF) color codes

HEX	`#F6EFDF`
RGB	`rgb(246, 239, 223)`
RGB percent	`rgb(96.5%, 93.7%, 87.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(42, 56%, 92%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(42, 9%, 96%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 9%, 4%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(94.59, -0.33, 8.57)`
CIE LCH	`lch(94.59, 8.58, 92.22)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(82.19, 86.654, 82.194)`
Decimal	`16183263`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Paper White, 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 #F6EFDF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.33:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.15:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F6EFDF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.15:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.33:1	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 #F6EFDF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f6efdf; }
.text { color: #f6efdf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f6efdf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(246 239 223 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f6efdf, #f2f6df); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Old Lace.

See #F6EFDF on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #F6EFDF?: #F6EFDF is a very light, moderate orange known as Paper White. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Paper White?: The RGB value is 246, 239, 223: 246 red, 239 green and 223 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Paper White?: The complementary color is #DFE6F6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F6EFDF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.33:1 and white text 1.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.