What color is #F8F3C4?

#F8F3C4 is a very light, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Fizzy & Dizzy. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #F8F3C4?

The RGB value is 248, 243, 196: 248 red, 243 green and 196 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #F8F3C4?

The complementary color is #C4C9F8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F8F3C4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.61:1 and white text 1.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#F8F3C4 color

#F8F3C4 rgb(248, 243, 196)

Shades of beige

The hex color #F8F3C4 is a very light, moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 97.3% red, 95.3% green and 76.9% blue (248, 243, 196).

Its hue angle is 54°, with 79% saturation and 87% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 21% yellow and 3% black.

The closest named color is Fizzy & Dizzy (#F7F5C8), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.61:1).

#F8F3C4 color codes

HEX	`#F8F3C4`
RGB	`rgb(248, 243, 196)`
RGB percent	`rgb(97.3%, 95.3%, 76.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(54, 79%, 87%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(54, 21%, 97%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 21%, 3%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(95.18, -5.71, 23.33)`
CIE LCH	`lch(95.18, 24.01, 103.77)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(80.725, 88.044, 64.956)`
Decimal	`16315332`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #F8F3C4, 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 #F8F3C4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.61:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.13:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F8F3C4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.13:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.61:1	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 #F8F3C4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f8f3c4; }
.text { color: #f8f3c4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f8f3c4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(248 243 196 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f8f3c4, #e3f8c4); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #F8F3C4?: #F8F3C4 is a very light, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Fizzy & Dizzy. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #F8F3C4?: The RGB value is 248, 243, 196: 248 red, 243 green and 196 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #F8F3C4?: The complementary color is #C4C9F8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F8F3C4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.61:1 and white text 1.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.