What color is #F8F4D8?

#F8F4D8 is a very light, moderate yellow known as Transcendence. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Transcendence?

The RGB value is 248, 244, 216: 248 red, 244 green and 216 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Transcendence?

The complementary color is #D8DCF8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F8F4D8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.92:1 and white text 1.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Transcendence color: hex code #F8F4D8

#F8F4D8 rgb(248, 244, 216)

Shades of beige

Transcendence has the hex code #F8F4D8. It is a very light, moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 97.3% red, 95.7% green and 84.7% blue (248, 244, 216).

Its hue angle is 53°, with 70% saturation and 91% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 13% yellow and 3% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.92:1).

Transcendence (#F8F4D8) color codes

HEX	`#F8F4D8`
RGB	`rgb(248, 244, 216)`
RGB percent	`rgb(97.3%, 95.7%, 84.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(53, 70%, 91%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(53, 13%, 97%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 13%, 3%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(95.84, -3.27, 13.98)`
CIE LCH	`lch(95.84, 14.36, 103.17)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(83.456, 89.616, 77.854)`
Decimal	`16315608`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Transcendence, 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 #F8F4D8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.92:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.11:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F8F4D8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.11:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.92:1	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 #F8F4D8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f8f4d8; }
.text { color: #f8f4d8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f8f4d8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(248 244 216 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f8f4d8, #ecf8d8); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #F8F4D8 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #F8F4D8?: #F8F4D8 is a very light, moderate yellow known as Transcendence. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Transcendence?: The RGB value is 248, 244, 216: 248 red, 244 green and 216 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Transcendence?: The complementary color is #D8DCF8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F8F4D8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.92:1 and white text 1.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.