What color is #F8F4B9?

#F8F4B9 is a very light, vivid yellow, closest to the named color Casino Lights. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #F8F4B9?

The RGB value is 248, 244, 185: 248 red, 244 green and 185 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #F8F4B9?

The complementary color is #B9BDF8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F8F4B9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.63:1 and white text 1.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#F8F4B9 color

#F8F4B9 rgb(248, 244, 185)

Shades of beige

The hex color #F8F4B9 is a very light, vivid yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 97.3% red, 95.7% green and 72.5% blue (248, 244, 185).

Its hue angle is 56°, with 82% saturation and 85% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 25% yellow and 3% black.

The closest named color is Casino Lights (#F9F2B3), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.63:1).

#F8F4B9 color codes

HEX	`#F8F4B9`
RGB	`rgb(248, 244, 185)`
RGB percent	`rgb(97.3%, 95.7%, 72.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(56, 82%, 85%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(56, 25%, 97%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 25%, 3%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(95.23, -7.71, 29)`
CIE LCH	`lch(95.23, 30, 104.88)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(79.819, 88.162, 58.702)`
Decimal	`16315577`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #F8F4B9, 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 #F8F4B9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.63:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.13:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F8F4B9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.13:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.63:1	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 #F8F4B9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f8f4b9; }
.text { color: #f8f4b9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f8f4b9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(248 244 185 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f8f4b9, #ddf8b9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pale Goldenrod.

Questions

What color is #F8F4B9?: #F8F4B9 is a very light, vivid yellow, closest to the named color Casino Lights. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #F8F4B9?: The RGB value is 248, 244, 185: 248 red, 244 green and 185 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #F8F4B9?: The complementary color is #B9BDF8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F8F4B9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.63:1 and white text 1.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.