What color is #F8EBBC?

#F8EBBC is a very light, vivid yellow, closest to the named color Candle in the Wind. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #F8EBBC?

The RGB value is 248, 235, 188: 248 red, 235 green and 188 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #F8EBBC?

The complementary color is #BCC9F8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F8EBBC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.6:1 and white text 1.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#F8EBBC color

#F8EBBC rgb(248, 235, 188)

Shades of beige

The hex color #F8EBBC is a very light, vivid yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 97.3% red, 92.2% green and 73.7% blue (248, 235, 188).

Its hue angle is 47°, with 81% saturation and 85% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 24% yellow and 3% black.

The closest named color is Candle in the Wind (#F9EBBF), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.6:1).

#F8EBBC color codes

HEX	`#F8EBBC`
RGB	`rgb(248, 235, 188)`
RGB percent	`rgb(97.3%, 92.2%, 73.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(47, 81%, 85%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(47, 24%, 97%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 24%, 3%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(93.02, -2.79, 24.44)`
CIE LCH	`lch(93.02, 24.6, 96.51)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(77.497, 83.006, 59.506)`
Decimal	`16313276`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #F8EBBC, 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 #F8EBBC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.6:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.19:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F8EBBC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.19:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.6:1	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 #F8EBBC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f8ebbc; }
.text { color: #f8ebbc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f8ebbc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(248 235 188 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f8ebbc, #e7f8bc); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Vanilla.

Questions

What color is #F8EBBC?: #F8EBBC is a very light, vivid yellow, closest to the named color Candle in the Wind. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #F8EBBC?: The RGB value is 248, 235, 188: 248 red, 235 green and 188 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #F8EBBC?: The complementary color is #BCC9F8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F8EBBC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.6:1 and white text 1.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.