What color is #F8DEB8?

#F8DEB8 is a very light, vivid orange known as Pastry. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Pastry?

The RGB value is 248, 222, 184: 248 red, 222 green and 184 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Pastry?

The complementary color is #B8D2F8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F8DEB8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.13:1 and white text 1.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Pastry color: hex code #F8DEB8

#F8DEB8 rgb(248, 222, 184)

Shades of beige

Pastry has the hex code #F8DEB8. It is a very light, vivid orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 97.3% red, 87.1% green and 72.2% blue (248, 222, 184).

Its hue angle is 36°, with 82% saturation and 85% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 26% yellow and 3% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.13:1).

Pastry (#F8DEB8) color codes

HEX	`#F8DEB8`
RGB	`rgb(248, 222, 184)`
RGB percent	`rgb(97.3%, 87.1%, 72.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(36, 82%, 85%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(36, 26%, 97%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 26%, 3%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(89.7, 3.29, 21.94)`
CIE LCH	`lch(89.7, 22.18, 81.46)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(73.485, 75.662, 56.071)`
Decimal	`16309944`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Pastry, 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 #F8DEB8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.13:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F8DEB8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.13:1	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 #F8DEB8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f8deb8; }
.text { color: #f8deb8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f8deb8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(248 222 184 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f8deb8, #f2f8b8); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #F8DEB8 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #F8DEB8?: #F8DEB8 is a very light, vivid orange known as Pastry. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Pastry?: The RGB value is 248, 222, 184: 248 red, 222 green and 184 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Pastry?: The complementary color is #B8D2F8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F8DEB8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.13:1 and white text 1.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.