What color is #F8F9EA?

#F8F9EA is a very light, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Placebo Yellow. It belongs to the white family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #F8F9EA?

The RGB value is 248, 249, 234: 248 red, 249 green and 234 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #F8F9EA?

The complementary color is #EBEAF9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F8F9EA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.73:1 and white text 1.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#F8F9EA color

#F8F9EA rgb(248, 249, 234)

Shades of white

The hex color #F8F9EA is a very light, moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 97.3% red, 97.6% green and 91.8% blue (248, 249, 234).

Its hue angle is 64°, with 56% saturation and 95% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 2% black.

The closest named color is Placebo Yellow (#FCFBEB), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.73:1).

#F8F9EA color codes

HEX	`#F8F9EA`
RGB	`rgb(248, 249, 234)`
RGB percent	`rgb(97.3%, 97.6%, 91.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(64, 56%, 95%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(64, 6%, 98%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 6%, 2%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(97.49, -2.9, 7.08)`
CIE LCH	`lch(97.49, 7.65, 112.28)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(87.436, 93.649, 91.296)`
Decimal	`16316906`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #F8F9EA, 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 #F8F9EA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.73:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.06:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F8F9EA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.06:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.73:1	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 #F8F9EA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f8f9ea; }
.text { color: #f8f9ea; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f8f9ea; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(248 249 234 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f8f9ea, #f1f9ea); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #F8F9EA?: #F8F9EA is a very light, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Placebo Yellow. It belongs to the white family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #F8F9EA?: The RGB value is 248, 249, 234: 248 red, 249 green and 234 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #F8F9EA?: The complementary color is #EBEAF9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F8F9EA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.73:1 and white text 1.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.