What color is #F1E4B2?

#F1E4B2 is a very light, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Crème de la Crème. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #F1E4B2?

The RGB value is 241, 228, 178: 241 red, 228 green and 178 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #F1E4B2?

The complementary color is #B2BFF1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F1E4B2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.48:1 and white text 1.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#F1E4B2 color

#F1E4B2 rgb(241, 228, 178)

Shades of beige

The hex color #F1E4B2 is a very light, moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 94.5% red, 89.4% green and 69.8% blue (241, 228, 178).

Its hue angle is 48°, with 69% saturation and 82% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 26% yellow and 5% black.

The closest named color is Crème de la Crème (#F3E7B4), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.48:1).

#F1E4B2 color codes

HEX	`#F1E4B2`
RGB	`rgb(241, 228, 178)`
RGB percent	`rgb(94.5%, 89.4%, 69.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(48, 69%, 82%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(48, 26%, 95%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 26%, 5%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(90.51, -3.17, 26.05)`
CIE LCH	`lch(90.51, 26.25, 96.94)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(72.055, 77.404, 53.255)`
Decimal	`15852722`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #F1E4B2, 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 #F1E4B2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.48:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.27:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F1E4B2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.27:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.48:1	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 #F1E4B2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f1e4b2; }
.text { color: #f1e4b2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f1e4b2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(241 228 178 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f1e4b2, #def1b2); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #F1E4B2?: #F1E4B2 is a very light, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Crème de la Crème. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #F1E4B2?: The RGB value is 241, 228, 178: 241 red, 228 green and 178 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #F1E4B2?: The complementary color is #B2BFF1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F1E4B2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.48:1 and white text 1.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.