What color is #F1E48E?

#F1E48E is a light, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Cornflake. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #F1E48E?

The RGB value is 241, 228, 142: 241 red, 228 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #F1E48E?

The complementary color is #8E9BF1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F1E48E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.23:1 and white text 1.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#F1E48E color

#F1E48E rgb(241, 228, 142)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #F1E48E is a light, moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 94.5% red, 89.4% green and 55.7% blue (241, 228, 142).

Its hue angle is 52°, with 78% saturation and 75% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 41% yellow and 5% black.

The closest named color is Cornflake (#F0E68C), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.23:1).

#F1E48E color codes

HEX	`#F1E48E`
RGB	`rgb(241, 228, 142)`
RGB percent	`rgb(94.5%, 89.4%, 55.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(52, 78%, 75%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(52, 41%, 95%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 41%, 5%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(89.93, -7.41, 43.5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(89.93, 44.13, 99.67)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(68.903, 76.143, 36.653)`
Decimal	`15852686`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #F1E48E, 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 #F1E48E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.23:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.29:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F1E48E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.29:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.23:1	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 #F1E48E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f1e48e; }
.text { color: #f1e48e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f1e48e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(241 228 142 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f1e48e, #cdf18e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pale Goldenrod.

Questions

What color is #F1E48E?: #F1E48E is a light, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Cornflake. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #F1E48E?: The RGB value is 241, 228, 142: 241 red, 228 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #F1E48E?: The complementary color is #8E9BF1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F1E48E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.23:1 and white text 1.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.