What color is #F1EBDD?

#F1EBDD is a very light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Béchamel. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #F1EBDD?

The RGB value is 241, 235, 221: 241 red, 235 green and 221 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #F1EBDD?

The complementary color is #DDE3F1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F1EBDD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.67:1 and white text 1.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#F1EBDD color

#F1EBDD rgb(241, 235, 221)

Shades of beige

The hex color #F1EBDD is a very light, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 94.5% red, 92.2% green and 86.7% blue (241, 235, 221).

Its hue angle is 42°, with 42% saturation and 91% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 8% yellow and 5% black.

The closest named color is Béchamel (#F4EEE0), a difference of 0.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.67:1).

#F1EBDD color codes

HEX	`#F1EBDD`
RGB	`rgb(241, 235, 221)`
RGB percent	`rgb(94.5%, 92.2%, 86.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(42, 42%, 91%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(42, 8%, 95%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 8%, 5%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(93.16, -0.35, 7.5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(93.16, 7.51, 92.68)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(79.034, 83.339, 80.315)`
Decimal	`15854557`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #F1EBDD, 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 #F1EBDD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.67:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.19:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F1EBDD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.19:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.67:1	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 #F1EBDD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f1ebdd; }
.text { color: #f1ebdd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f1ebdd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(241 235 221 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f1ebdd, #edf1dd); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Alabaster.

Questions

What color is #F1EBDD?: #F1EBDD is a very light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Béchamel. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #F1EBDD?: The RGB value is 241, 235, 221: 241 red, 235 green and 221 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #F1EBDD?: The complementary color is #DDE3F1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F1EBDD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.67:1 and white text 1.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.