What color is #F1ECDA?

#F1ECDA is a very light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Labrador. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #F1ECDA?

The RGB value is 241, 236, 218: 241 red, 236 green and 218 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #F1ECDA?

The complementary color is #DADFF1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F1ECDA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.75:1 and white text 1.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#F1ECDA color

#F1ECDA rgb(241, 236, 218)

Shades of beige

The hex color #F1ECDA is a very light, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 94.5% red, 92.5% green and 85.5% blue (241, 236, 218).

Its hue angle is 47°, with 45% saturation and 90% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 10% yellow and 5% black.

The closest named color is Labrador (#F2ECD9), a difference of 0.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.75:1).

#F1ECDA color codes

HEX	`#F1ECDA`
RGB	`rgb(241, 236, 218)`
RGB percent	`rgb(94.5%, 92.5%, 85.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(47, 45%, 90%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(47, 10%, 95%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 10%, 5%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(93.34, -1.35, 9.32)`
CIE LCH	`lch(93.34, 9.42, 98.23)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(78.925, 83.754, 78.324)`
Decimal	`15854810`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #F1ECDA, 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 #F1ECDA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.75:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.18:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F1ECDA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.18:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.75:1	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 #F1ECDA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f1ecda; }
.text { color: #f1ecda; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f1ecda; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(241 236 218 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f1ecda, #eaf1da); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #F1ECDA?: #F1ECDA is a very light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Labrador. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #F1ECDA?: The RGB value is 241, 236, 218: 241 red, 236 green and 218 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #F1ECDA?: The complementary color is #DADFF1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F1ECDA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.75:1 and white text 1.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.