What color is #F8F4E1?

#F8F4E1 is a very light, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Diamond. It belongs to the white family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #F8F4E1?

The RGB value is 248, 244, 225: 248 red, 244 green and 225 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #F8F4E1?

The complementary color is #E1E5F8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F8F4E1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.02:1 and white text 1.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#F8F4E1 color

#F8F4E1 rgb(248, 244, 225)

Shades of white

The hex color #F8F4E1 is a very light, moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 97.3% red, 95.7% green and 88.2% blue (248, 244, 225).

Its hue angle is 50°, with 62% saturation and 93% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 9% yellow and 3% black.

The closest named color is Diamond (#FAF7E2), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.02:1).

#F8F4E1 color codes

HEX	`#F8F4E1`
RGB	`rgb(248, 244, 225)`
RGB percent	`rgb(97.3%, 95.7%, 88.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(50, 62%, 93%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(50, 9%, 97%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 9%, 3%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(96.04, -1.85, 9.63)`
CIE LCH	`lch(96.04, 9.8, 100.89)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(84.651, 90.095, 84.15)`
Decimal	`16315617`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #F8F4E1, 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 #F8F4E1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.02:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.1:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F8F4E1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.1:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.02:1	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 #F8F4E1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f8f4e1; }
.text { color: #f8f4e1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f8f4e1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(248 244 225 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f8f4e1, #f1f8e1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggshell.

Questions

What color is #F8F4E1?: #F8F4E1 is a very light, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Diamond. It belongs to the white family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #F8F4E1?: The RGB value is 248, 244, 225: 248 red, 244 green and 225 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #F8F4E1?: The complementary color is #E1E5F8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F8F4E1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.02:1 and white text 1.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.