What color is #F1EDD9?

#F1EDD9 is a very light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Warm White. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #F1EDD9?

The RGB value is 241, 237, 217: 241 red, 237 green and 217 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #F1EDD9?

The complementary color is #D9DDF1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F1EDD9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.86:1 and white text 1.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#F1EDD9 color

#F1EDD9 rgb(241, 237, 217)

Shades of beige

The hex color #F1EDD9 is a very light, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 94.5% red, 92.9% green and 85.1% blue (241, 237, 217).

Its hue angle is 50°, with 46% saturation and 90% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 10% yellow and 5% black.

The closest named color is Warm White (#EFEBD8), a difference of 0.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.86:1).

#F1EDD9 color codes

HEX	`#F1EDD9`
RGB	`rgb(241, 237, 217)`
RGB percent	`rgb(94.5%, 92.9%, 85.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(50, 46%, 90%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(50, 10%, 95%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 10%, 5%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(93.57, -2.02, 10.17)`
CIE LCH	`lch(93.57, 10.37, 101.23)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(79.083, 84.28, 77.734)`
Decimal	`15855065`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #F1EDD9, 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 #F1EDD9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.86:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.18:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F1EDD9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.18:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.86:1	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 #F1EDD9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f1edd9; }
.text { color: #f1edd9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f1edd9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(241 237 217 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f1edd9, #e9f1d9); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #F1EDD9?: #F1EDD9 is a very light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Warm White. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #F1EDD9?: The RGB value is 241, 237, 217: 241 red, 237 green and 217 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #F1EDD9?: The complementary color is #D9DDF1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F1EDD9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.86:1 and white text 1.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.