What color is #F8E3AB?

#F8E3AB is a very light, vivid orange known as Vanilla Cream. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Vanilla Cream?

The RGB value is 248, 227, 171: 248 red, 227 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Vanilla Cream?

The complementary color is #ABC0F8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F8E3AB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.57:1 and white text 1.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Vanilla Cream color: hex code #F8E3AB

#F8E3AB rgb(248, 227, 171)

Shades of beige

Vanilla Cream has the hex code #F8E3AB. It is a very light, vivid orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 97.3% red, 89% green and 67.1% blue (248, 227, 171).

Its hue angle is 44°, with 85% saturation and 82% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 31% yellow and 3% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.57:1).

Vanilla Cream (#F8E3AB) color codes

HEX	`#F8E3AB`
RGB	`rgb(248, 227, 171)`
RGB percent	`rgb(97.3%, 89%, 67.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(44, 85%, 82%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(44, 31%, 97%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 31%, 3%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(90.71, -0.93, 30.01)`
CIE LCH	`lch(90.71, 30.03, 91.78)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(73.532, 77.837, 49.671)`
Decimal	`16311211`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Vanilla Cream, 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 #F8E3AB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.57:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.27:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F8E3AB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.27:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.57:1	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 #F8E3AB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f8e3ab; }
.text { color: #f8e3ab; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f8e3ab; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(248 227 171 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f8e3ab, #e7f8ab); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Vanilla.

See #F8E3AB on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #F8E3AB?: #F8E3AB is a very light, vivid orange known as Vanilla Cream. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Vanilla Cream?: The RGB value is 248, 227, 171: 248 red, 227 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Vanilla Cream?: The complementary color is #ABC0F8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F8E3AB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.57:1 and white text 1.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.