What color is #F8F5B9?

#F8F5B9 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 #F8F5B9?

The RGB value is 248, 245, 185: 248 red, 245 green and 185 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #F8F5B9?

The complementary color is #B9BCF8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F8F5B9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.75:1 and white text 1.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#F8F5B9 color

#F8F5B9 rgb(248, 245, 185)

Shades of beige

The hex color #F8F5B9 is a very light, vivid yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 97.3% red, 96.1% green and 72.5% blue (248, 245, 185).

Its hue angle is 57°, with 82% saturation and 85% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 25% yellow and 3% black.

The closest named color is Casino Lights (#F9F2B3), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.75:1).

#F8F5B9 color codes

HEX	`#F8F5B9`
RGB	`rgb(248, 245, 185)`
RGB percent	`rgb(97.3%, 96.1%, 72.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(57, 82%, 85%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(57, 25%, 97%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 25%, 3%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(95.48, -8.2, 29.34)`
CIE LCH	`lch(95.48, 30.47, 105.62)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(80.121, 88.765, 58.802)`
Decimal	`16315833`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #F8F5B9, 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 #F8F5B9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.75:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.12:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F8F5B9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.12:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.75:1	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 #F8F5B9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f8f5b9; }
.text { color: #f8f5b9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f8f5b9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(248 245 185 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f8f5b9, #dcf8b9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pale Goldenrod.

Questions

What color is #F8F5B9?: #F8F5B9 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 #F8F5B9?: The RGB value is 248, 245, 185: 248 red, 245 green and 185 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #F8F5B9?: The complementary color is #B9BCF8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F8F5B9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.75:1 and white text 1.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.