What color is #F1F4DC?

#F1F4DC is a very light, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Final Departure. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #F1F4DC?

The RGB value is 241, 244, 220: 241 red, 244 green and 220 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #F1F4DC?

The complementary color is #DFDCF4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F1F4DC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.71:1 and white text 1.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#F1F4DC color

#F1F4DC rgb(241, 244, 220)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #F1F4DC is a very light, moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 94.5% red, 95.7% green and 86.3% blue (241, 244, 220).

Its hue angle is 68°, with 52% saturation and 91% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 4% black.

The closest named color is Final Departure (#F1F5DB), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.71:1).

#F1F4DC color codes

HEX	`#F1F4DC`
RGB	`rgb(241, 244, 220)`
RGB percent	`rgb(94.5%, 95.7%, 86.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(68, 52%, 91%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(68, 10%, 96%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 0%, 10%, 4%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(95.4, -5.07, 11.23)`
CIE LCH	`lch(95.4, 12.32, 114.32)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(81.543, 88.57, 80.496)`
Decimal	`15856860`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #F1F4DC, 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 #F1F4DC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.71:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.12:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F1F4DC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.12:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.71:1	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 #F1F4DC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f1f4dc; }
.text { color: #f1f4dc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f1f4dc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(241 244 220 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f1f4dc, #e5f4dc); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #F1F4DC?: #F1F4DC is a very light, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Final Departure. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #F1F4DC?: The RGB value is 241, 244, 220: 241 red, 244 green and 220 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #F1F4DC?: The complementary color is #DFDCF4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F1F4DC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.71:1 and white text 1.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.