What color is #F1EFCA?

#F1EFCA is a very light, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Moon Glow. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #F1EFCA?

The RGB value is 241, 239, 202: 241 red, 239 green and 202 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #F1EFCA?

The complementary color is #CACCF1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F1EFCA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.94:1 and white text 1.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#F1EFCA color

#F1EFCA rgb(241, 239, 202)

Shades of beige

The hex color #F1EFCA is a very light, moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 94.5% red, 93.7% green and 79.2% blue (241, 239, 202).

Its hue angle is 57°, with 58% saturation and 87% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 16% yellow and 5% black.

The closest named color is Moon Glow (#F5F3CE), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.94:1).

#F1EFCA color codes

HEX	`#F1EFCA`
RGB	`rgb(241, 239, 202)`
RGB percent	`rgb(94.5%, 93.7%, 79.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(57, 58%, 87%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(57, 16%, 95%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 16%, 5%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(93.75, -5.35, 18.18)`
CIE LCH	`lch(93.75, 18.95, 106.41)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(77.802, 84.699, 68.116)`
Decimal	`15855562`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #F1EFCA, 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 #F1EFCA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.94:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F1EFCA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.94:1	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 #F1EFCA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f1efca; }
.text { color: #f1efca; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f1efca; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(241 239 202 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f1efca, #e0f1ca); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Goldenrod Yellow.

Questions

What color is #F1EFCA?: #F1EFCA is a very light, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Moon Glow. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #F1EFCA?: The RGB value is 241, 239, 202: 241 red, 239 green and 202 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #F1EFCA?: The complementary color is #CACCF1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F1EFCA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.94:1 and white text 1.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.