What color is #F1EBCE?

#F1EBCE is a very light, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Mayonnaise. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #F1EBCE?

The RGB value is 241, 235, 206: 241 red, 235 green and 206 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #F1EBCE?

The complementary color is #CED4F1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F1EBCE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.51:1 and white text 1.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#F1EBCE color

#F1EBCE rgb(241, 235, 206)

Shades of beige

The hex color #F1EBCE is a very light, moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 94.5% red, 92.2% green and 80.8% blue (241, 235, 206).

Its hue angle is 50°, with 56% saturation and 88% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 15% yellow and 5% black.

The closest named color is Mayonnaise (#F6EED1), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.51:1).

#F1EBCE color codes

HEX	`#F1EBCE`
RGB	`rgb(241, 235, 206)`
RGB percent	`rgb(94.5%, 92.2%, 80.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(50, 56%, 88%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(50, 15%, 95%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 15%, 5%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(92.83, -2.73, 14.81)`
CIE LCH	`lch(92.83, 15.06, 100.43)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(77.124, 82.575, 70.256)`
Decimal	`15854542`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #F1EBCE, 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 #F1EBCE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.51:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F1EBCE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.51:1	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 #F1EBCE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f1ebce; }
.text { color: #f1ebce; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f1ebce; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(241 235 206 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f1ebce, #e6f1ce); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cornsilk.

Questions

What color is #F1EBCE?: #F1EBCE is a very light, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Mayonnaise. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #F1EBCE?: The RGB value is 241, 235, 206: 241 red, 235 green and 206 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #F1EBCE?: The complementary color is #CED4F1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F1EBCE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.51:1 and white text 1.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.