What color is #F8EBD4?

#F8EBD4 is a very light, moderate orange, closest to the named color Happy Skeleton. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #F8EBD4?

The RGB value is 248, 235, 212: 248 red, 235 green and 212 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #F8EBD4?

The complementary color is #D4E1F8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F8EBD4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.83:1 and white text 1.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#F8EBD4 color

#F8EBD4 rgb(248, 235, 212)

Shades of beige

The hex color #F8EBD4 is a very light, moderate orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 97.3% red, 92.2% green and 83.1% blue (248, 235, 212).

Its hue angle is 38°, with 72% saturation and 90% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 15% yellow and 3% black.

The closest named color is Happy Skeleton (#FAEED7), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.83:1).

#F8EBD4 color codes

HEX	`#F8EBD4`
RGB	`rgb(248, 235, 212)`
RGB percent	`rgb(97.3%, 92.2%, 83.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(38, 72%, 90%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(38, 15%, 97%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 15%, 3%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(93.51, 0.67, 12.74)`
CIE LCH	`lch(93.51, 12.76, 86.98)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(80.303, 84.128, 74.283)`
Decimal	`16313300`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #F8EBD4, 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 #F8EBD4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.83:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.18:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F8EBD4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.18:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.83:1	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 #F8EBD4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f8ebd4; }
.text { color: #f8ebd4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f8ebd4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(248 235 212 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f8ebd4, #f3f8d4); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #F8EBD4?: #F8EBD4 is a very light, moderate orange, closest to the named color Happy Skeleton. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #F8EBD4?: The RGB value is 248, 235, 212: 248 red, 235 green and 212 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #F8EBD4?: The complementary color is #D4E1F8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F8EBD4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.83:1 and white text 1.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.