What color is #F8F1CF?

#F8F1CF is a very light, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Hint of Yellow. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #F8F1CF?

The RGB value is 248, 241, 207: 248 red, 241 green and 207 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #F8F1CF?

The complementary color is #CFD6F8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F8F1CF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.47:1 and white text 1.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#F8F1CF color

#F8F1CF rgb(248, 241, 207)

Shades of beige

The hex color #F8F1CF is a very light, moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 97.3% red, 94.5% green and 81.2% blue (248, 241, 207).

Its hue angle is 50°, with 75% saturation and 89% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 17% yellow and 3% black.

The closest named color is Hint of Yellow (#FAF1CD), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.47:1).

#F8F1CF color codes

HEX	`#F8F1CF`
RGB	`rgb(248, 241, 207)`
RGB percent	`rgb(97.3%, 94.5%, 81.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(50, 75%, 89%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(50, 17%, 97%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 17%, 3%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(94.9, -3.12, 17.29)`
CIE LCH	`lch(94.9, 17.57, 100.24)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(81.428, 87.373, 71.594)`
Decimal	`16314831`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #F8F1CF, 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 #F8F1CF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.47:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.14:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F8F1CF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.14:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.47:1	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 #F8F1CF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f8f1cf; }
.text { color: #f8f1cf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f8f1cf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(248 241 207 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f8f1cf, #ebf8cf); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cornsilk.

Questions

What color is #F8F1CF?: #F8F1CF is a very light, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Hint of Yellow. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #F8F1CF?: The RGB value is 248, 241, 207: 248 red, 241 green and 207 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #F8F1CF?: The complementary color is #CFD6F8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F8F1CF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.47:1 and white text 1.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.