What color is #F1E9DC?

#F1E9DC is a very light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Creamy. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #F1E9DC?

The RGB value is 241, 233, 220: 241 red, 233 green and 220 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #F1E9DC?

The complementary color is #DCE4F1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F1E9DC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.43:1 and white text 1.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#F1E9DC color

#F1E9DC rgb(241, 233, 220)

Shades of beige

The hex color #F1E9DC is a very light, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 94.5% red, 91.4% green and 86.3% blue (241, 233, 220).

Its hue angle is 37°, with 43% saturation and 90% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 9% yellow and 5% black.

The closest named color is Creamy (#EFE8DB), a difference of 0.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.43:1).

#F1E9DC color codes

HEX	`#F1E9DC`
RGB	`rgb(241, 233, 220)`
RGB percent	`rgb(94.5%, 91.4%, 86.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(37, 43%, 90%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(37, 9%, 95%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 9%, 5%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(92.64, 0.51, 7.27)`
CIE LCH	`lch(92.64, 7.29, 86.02)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(78.331, 82.147, 79.426)`
Decimal	`15854044`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #F1E9DC, 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 #F1E9DC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.43:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F1E9DC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.43:1	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 #F1E9DC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f1e9dc; }
.text { color: #f1e9dc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f1e9dc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(241 233 220 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f1e9dc, #eff1dc); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Alabaster.

Questions

What color is #F1E9DC?: #F1E9DC is a very light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Creamy. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #F1E9DC?: The RGB value is 241, 233, 220: 241 red, 233 green and 220 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #F1E9DC?: The complementary color is #DCE4F1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F1E9DC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.43:1 and white text 1.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.