What color is #F8F8BB?

#F8F8BB is a very light, vivid yellow, closest to the named color Yellow Mana. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #F8F8BB?

The RGB value is 248, 248, 187: 248 red, 248 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #F8F8BB?

The complementary color is #BBBBF8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F8F8BB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.14:1 and white text 1.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#F8F8BB color

#F8F8BB rgb(248, 248, 187)

Shades of beige

The hex color #F8F8BB is a very light, vivid yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 97.3% red, 97.3% green and 73.3% blue (248, 248, 187).

Its hue angle is 60°, with 81% saturation and 85% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 25% yellow and 3% black.

The closest named color is Yellow Mana (#FDFCBF), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.14:1).

#F8F8BB color codes

HEX	`#F8F8BB`
RGB	`rgb(248, 248, 187)`
RGB percent	`rgb(97.3%, 97.3%, 73.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(60, 81%, 85%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(60, 25%, 97%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 25%, 3%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(96.28, -9.43, 29.41)`
CIE LCH	`lch(96.28, 30.88, 107.78)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(81.248, 90.68, 60.227)`
Decimal	`16316603`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #F8F8BB, 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 #F8F8BB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.14:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.1:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F8F8BB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.1:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.14:1	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 #F8F8BB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f8f8bb; }
.text { color: #f8f8bb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f8f8bb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(248 248 187 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f8f8bb, #daf8bb); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pale Goldenrod.

Questions

What color is #F8F8BB?: #F8F8BB is a very light, vivid yellow, closest to the named color Yellow Mana. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #F8F8BB?: The RGB value is 248, 248, 187: 248 red, 248 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #F8F8BB?: The complementary color is #BBBBF8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F8F8BB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.14:1 and white text 1.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.