What color is #F8F0D4?

#F8F0D4 is a very light, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Mayonnaise. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #F8F0D4?

The RGB value is 248, 240, 212: 248 red, 240 green and 212 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #F8F0D4?

The complementary color is #D4DCF8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F8F0D4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.41:1 and white text 1.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#F8F0D4 color

#F8F0D4 rgb(248, 240, 212)

Shades of beige

The hex color #F8F0D4 is a very light, moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 97.3% red, 94.1% green and 83.1% blue (248, 240, 212).

Its hue angle is 47°, with 72% saturation and 90% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 15% yellow and 3% black.

The closest named color is Mayonnaise (#F6EED1), a difference of 0.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.41:1).

#F8F0D4 color codes

HEX	`#F8F0D4`
RGB	`rgb(248, 240, 212)`
RGB percent	`rgb(97.3%, 94.1%, 83.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(47, 72%, 90%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(47, 15%, 97%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 15%, 3%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(94.75, -1.87, 14.5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(94.75, 14.62, 97.33)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(81.754, 87.031, 74.766)`
Decimal	`16314580`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #F8F0D4, 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 #F8F0D4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.41:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.14:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F8F0D4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.14:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.41:1	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 #F8F0D4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f8f0d4; }
.text { color: #f8f0d4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f8f0d4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(248 240 212 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f8f0d4, #eef8d4); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cornsilk.

Questions

What color is #F8F0D4?: #F8F0D4 is a very light, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Mayonnaise. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #F8F0D4?: The RGB value is 248, 240, 212: 248 red, 240 green and 212 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #F8F0D4?: The complementary color is #D4DCF8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F8F0D4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.41:1 and white text 1.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.