What color is #F8CBA6?

#F8CBA6 is a light, vivid orange, closest to the named color Chai Latte. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #F8CBA6?

The RGB value is 248, 203, 166: 248 red, 203 green and 166 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #F8CBA6?

The complementary color is #A6D3F8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F8CBA6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.08:1 and white text 1.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#F8CBA6 color

#F8CBA6 rgb(248, 203, 166)

Shades of beige

The hex color #F8CBA6 is a light, vivid orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 97.3% red, 79.6% green and 65.1% blue (248, 203, 166).

Its hue angle is 27°, with 85% saturation and 81% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 18% magenta, 33% yellow and 3% black.

The closest named color is Chai Latte (#F9CBA0), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.08:1).

#F8CBA6 color codes

HEX	`#F8CBA6`
RGB	`rgb(248, 203, 166)`
RGB percent	`rgb(97.3%, 79.6%, 65.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(27, 85%, 81%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(27, 33%, 97%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 18%, 33%, 3%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(84.7, 10.82, 24.46)`
CIE LCH	`lch(84.7, 26.75, 66.14)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(66.952, 65.425, 45.171)`
Decimal	`16305062`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #F8CBA6, 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 #F8CBA6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.08:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.49:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F8CBA6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.49:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.08:1	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 #F8CBA6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f8cba6; }
.text { color: #f8cba6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f8cba6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(248 203 166 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f8cba6, #f8f4a6); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #F8CBA6?: #F8CBA6 is a light, vivid orange, closest to the named color Chai Latte. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #F8CBA6?: The RGB value is 248, 203, 166: 248 red, 203 green and 166 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #F8CBA6?: The complementary color is #A6D3F8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F8CBA6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.08:1 and white text 1.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.