What color is #F8EAAC?

#F8EAAC is a very light, vivid yellow, closest to the named color Thunderbolt. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #F8EAAC?

The RGB value is 248, 234, 172: 248 red, 234 green and 172 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #F8EAAC?

The complementary color is #ACBAF8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F8EAAC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.36:1 and white text 1.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#F8EAAC color

#F8EAAC rgb(248, 234, 172)

Shades of beige

The hex color #F8EAAC is a very light, vivid yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 97.3% red, 91.8% green and 67.5% blue (248, 234, 172).

Its hue angle is 49°, with 84% saturation and 82% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 31% yellow and 3% black.

The closest named color is Thunderbolt (#FDEFAD), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.36:1).

#F8EAAC color codes

HEX	`#F8EAAC`
RGB	`rgb(248, 234, 172)`
RGB percent	`rgb(97.3%, 91.8%, 67.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(49, 84%, 82%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(49, 31%, 97%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 31%, 3%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(92.48, -4.35, 31.89)`
CIE LCH	`lch(92.48, 32.18, 97.77)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(75.581, 81.783, 50.826)`
Decimal	`16313004`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #F8EAAC, 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 #F8EAAC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.36:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F8EAAC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.36:1	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 #F8EAAC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f8eaac; }
.text { color: #f8eaac; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f8eaac; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(248 234 172 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f8eaac, #e0f8ac); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #F8EAAC?: #F8EAAC is a very light, vivid yellow, closest to the named color Thunderbolt. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #F8EAAC?: The RGB value is 248, 234, 172: 248 red, 234 green and 172 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #F8EAAC?: The complementary color is #ACBAF8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F8EAAC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.36:1 and white text 1.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.