What color is #F8EECE?

#F8EECE is a very light, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Mother’s Milk. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #F8EECE?

The RGB value is 248, 238, 206: 248 red, 238 green and 206 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #F8EECE?

The complementary color is #CED8F8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F8EECE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.11:1 and white text 1.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#F8EECE color

#F8EECE rgb(248, 238, 206)

Shades of beige

The hex color #F8EECE is a very light, moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 97.3% red, 93.3% green and 80.8% blue (248, 238, 206).

Its hue angle is 46°, with 75% saturation and 89% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 17% yellow and 3% black.

The closest named color is Mother’s Milk (#F7EDCA), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.11:1).

#F8EECE color codes

HEX	`#F8EECE`
RGB	`rgb(248, 238, 206)`
RGB percent	`rgb(97.3%, 93.3%, 80.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(46, 75%, 89%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(46, 17%, 97%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 17%, 3%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(94.13, -1.76, 16.72)`
CIE LCH	`lch(94.13, 16.81, 96)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(80.426, 85.563, 70.659)`
Decimal	`16314062`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #F8EECE, 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 #F8EECE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F8EECE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.11:1	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 #F8EECE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f8eece; }
.text { color: #f8eece; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f8eece; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(248 238 206 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f8eece, #edf8ce); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cornsilk.

Questions

What color is #F8EECE?: #F8EECE is a very light, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Mother’s Milk. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #F8EECE?: The RGB value is 248, 238, 206: 248 red, 238 green and 206 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #F8EECE?: The complementary color is #CED8F8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F8EECE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.11:1 and white text 1.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.