What color is #F8EDC7?

#F8EDC7 is a very light, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Vanilla Cake. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #F8EDC7?

The RGB value is 248, 237, 199: 248 red, 237 green and 199 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #F8EDC7?

The complementary color is #C7D2F8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F8EDC7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.93:1 and white text 1.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#F8EDC7 color

#F8EDC7 rgb(248, 237, 199)

Shades of beige

The hex color #F8EDC7 is a very light, moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 97.3% red, 92.9% green and 78% blue (248, 237, 199).

Its hue angle is 47°, with 78% saturation and 88% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 20% yellow and 3% black.

The closest named color is Vanilla Cake (#FCF0CA), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.93:1).

#F8EDC7 color codes

HEX	`#F8EDC7`
RGB	`rgb(248, 237, 199)`
RGB percent	`rgb(97.3%, 92.9%, 78%)`
HSL	`hsl(47, 78%, 88%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(47, 20%, 97%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 20%, 3%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(93.73, -2.27, 19.78)`
CIE LCH	`lch(93.73, 19.91, 96.55)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(79.304, 84.65, 66.183)`
Decimal	`16313799`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #F8EDC7, 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 #F8EDC7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.93:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F8EDC7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.93:1	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 #F8EDC7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f8edc7; }
.text { color: #f8edc7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f8edc7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(248 237 199 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f8edc7, #ebf8c7); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cornsilk.

Questions

What color is #F8EDC7?: #F8EDC7 is a very light, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Vanilla Cake. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #F8EDC7?: The RGB value is 248, 237, 199: 248 red, 237 green and 199 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #F8EDC7?: The complementary color is #C7D2F8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F8EDC7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.93:1 and white text 1.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.