What color is #F8F4E5?

#F8F4E5 is a very light, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Whiskers. It belongs to the white family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #F8F4E5?

The RGB value is 248, 244, 229: 248 red, 244 green and 229 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #F8F4E5?

The complementary color is #E5E9F8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F8F4E5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.06:1 and white text 1.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#F8F4E5 color

#F8F4E5 rgb(248, 244, 229)

Shades of white

The hex color #F8F4E5 is a very light, moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 97.3% red, 95.7% green and 89.8% blue (248, 244, 229).

Its hue angle is 47°, with 58% saturation and 94% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 8% yellow and 3% black.

The closest named color is Whiskers (#F6F1E2), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.06:1).

#F8F4E5 color codes

HEX	`#F8F4E5`
RGB	`rgb(248, 244, 229)`
RGB percent	`rgb(97.3%, 95.7%, 89.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(47, 58%, 94%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(47, 8%, 97%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 8%, 3%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(96.13, -1.2, 7.69)`
CIE LCH	`lch(96.13, 7.79, 98.88)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(85.203, 90.316, 87.058)`
Decimal	`16315621`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #F8F4E5, 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 #F8F4E5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.06:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.1:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F8F4E5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.1:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.06:1	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 #F8F4E5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f8f4e5; }
.text { color: #f8f4e5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f8f4e5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(248 244 229 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f8f4e5, #f3f8e5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Old Lace.

Questions

What color is #F8F4E5?: #F8F4E5 is a very light, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Whiskers. It belongs to the white family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #F8F4E5?: The RGB value is 248, 244, 229: 248 red, 244 green and 229 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #F8F4E5?: The complementary color is #E5E9F8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F8F4E5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.06:1 and white text 1.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.