What color is #F8DBB1?

#F8DBB1 is a very light, vivid orange, closest to the named color Lion’s Roar. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #F8DBB1?

The RGB value is 248, 219, 177: 248 red, 219 green and 177 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #F8DBB1?

The complementary color is #B1CEF8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F8DBB1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.76:1 and white text 1.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#F8DBB1 color

#F8DBB1 rgb(248, 219, 177)

Shades of beige

The hex color #F8DBB1 is a very light, vivid orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 97.3% red, 85.9% green and 69.4% blue (248, 219, 177).

Its hue angle is 35°, with 84% saturation and 83% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 29% yellow and 3% black.

The closest named color is Lion’s Roar (#F5DAB3), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.76:1).

#F8DBB1 color codes

HEX	`#F8DBB1`
RGB	`rgb(248, 219, 177)`
RGB percent	`rgb(97.3%, 85.9%, 69.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(35, 84%, 83%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(35, 29%, 97%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 12%, 29%, 3%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(88.83, 3.91, 24.36)`
CIE LCH	`lch(88.83, 24.68, 80.87)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(71.98, 73.796, 52.039)`
Decimal	`16309169`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #F8DBB1, 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 #F8DBB1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.76:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F8DBB1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.76:1	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 #F8DBB1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f8dbb1; }
.text { color: #f8dbb1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f8dbb1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(248 219 177 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f8dbb1, #f2f8b1); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #F8DBB1?: #F8DBB1 is a very light, vivid orange, closest to the named color Lion’s Roar. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #F8DBB1?: The RGB value is 248, 219, 177: 248 red, 219 green and 177 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #F8DBB1?: The complementary color is #B1CEF8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F8DBB1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.76:1 and white text 1.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.