What color is #F1D8A9?

#F1D8A9 is a light, moderate orange, closest to the named color Cereal Flake. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #F1D8A9?

The RGB value is 241, 216, 169: 241 red, 216 green and 169 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #F1D8A9?

The complementary color is #A9C2F1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F1D8A9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.14:1 and white text 1.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#F1D8A9 color

#F1D8A9 rgb(241, 216, 169)

Shades of beige

The hex color #F1D8A9 is a light, moderate orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 94.5% red, 84.7% green and 66.3% blue (241, 216, 169).

Its hue angle is 39°, with 72% saturation and 80% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 30% yellow and 5% black.

The closest named color is Cereal Flake (#EFD7AB), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.14:1).

#F1D8A9 color codes

HEX	`#F1D8A9`
RGB	`rgb(241, 216, 169)`
RGB percent	`rgb(94.5%, 84.7%, 66.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(39, 72%, 80%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(39, 30%, 95%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 30%, 5%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(87.33, 1.79, 26.37)`
CIE LCH	`lch(87.33, 26.43, 86.11)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(67.994, 70.679, 47.589)`
Decimal	`15849641`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #F1D8A9, 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 #F1D8A9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.14:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.39:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F1D8A9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.39:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.14:1	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 #F1D8A9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f1d8a9; }
.text { color: #f1d8a9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f1d8a9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(241 216 169 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f1d8a9, #e6f1a9); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #F1D8A9?: #F1D8A9 is a light, moderate orange, closest to the named color Cereal Flake. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #F1D8A9?: The RGB value is 241, 216, 169: 241 red, 216 green and 169 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #F1D8A9?: The complementary color is #A9C2F1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F1D8A9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.14:1 and white text 1.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.