What color is #F1E9C8?

#F1E9C8 is a very light, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Natural Light. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #F1E9C8?

The RGB value is 241, 233, 200: 241 red, 233 green and 200 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #F1E9C8?

The complementary color is #C8D0F1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F1E9C8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.23:1 and white text 1.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#F1E9C8 color

#F1E9C8 rgb(241, 233, 200)

Shades of beige

The hex color #F1E9C8 is a very light, moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 94.5% red, 91.4% green and 78.4% blue (241, 233, 200).

Its hue angle is 48°, with 59% saturation and 86% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 17% yellow and 5% black.

The closest named color is Natural Light (#F1EBC8), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.23:1).

#F1E9C8 color codes

HEX	`#F1E9C8`
RGB	`rgb(241, 233, 200)`
RGB percent	`rgb(94.5%, 91.4%, 78.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(48, 59%, 86%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(48, 17%, 95%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 17%, 5%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(92.2, -2.62, 17.03)`
CIE LCH	`lch(92.2, 17.23, 98.74)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(75.839, 81.15, 66.301)`
Decimal	`15854024`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #F1E9C8, 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 #F1E9C8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.23:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.22:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F1E9C8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.22:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.23:1	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 #F1E9C8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f1e9c8; }
.text { color: #f1e9c8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f1e9c8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(241 233 200 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f1e9c8, #e5f1c8); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cornsilk.

Questions

What color is #F1E9C8?: #F1E9C8 is a very light, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Natural Light. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #F1E9C8?: The RGB value is 241, 233, 200: 241 red, 233 green and 200 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #F1E9C8?: The complementary color is #C8D0F1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F1E9C8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.23:1 and white text 1.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.