What color is #F1ECDB?

#F1ECDB is a very light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Calcium Rock. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #F1ECDB?

The RGB value is 241, 236, 219: 241 red, 236 green and 219 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #F1ECDB?

The complementary color is #DBE0F1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F1ECDB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.76:1 and white text 1.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#F1ECDB color

#F1ECDB rgb(241, 236, 219)

Shades of beige

The hex color #F1ECDB is a very light, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 94.5% red, 92.5% green and 85.9% blue (241, 236, 219).

Its hue angle is 46°, with 44% saturation and 90% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 9% yellow and 5% black.

The closest named color is Calcium Rock (#EEE9D9), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.76:1).

#F1ECDB color codes

HEX	`#F1ECDB`
RGB	`rgb(241, 236, 219)`
RGB percent	`rgb(94.5%, 92.5%, 85.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(46, 44%, 90%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(46, 9%, 95%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 9%, 5%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(93.37, -1.19, 8.84)`
CIE LCH	`lch(93.37, 8.91, 97.65)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(79.056, 83.807, 79.016)`
Decimal	`15854811`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #F1ECDB, 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 #F1ECDB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.76:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.18:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F1ECDB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.18:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.76:1	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 #F1ECDB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f1ecdb; }
.text { color: #f1ecdb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f1ecdb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(241 236 219 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f1ecdb, #ebf1db); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #F1ECDB?: #F1ECDB is a very light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Calcium Rock. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #F1ECDB?: The RGB value is 241, 236, 219: 241 red, 236 green and 219 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #F1ECDB?: The complementary color is #DBE0F1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F1ECDB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.76:1 and white text 1.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.