What color is #F8FAED?

#F8FAED is a very light, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Enoki. It belongs to the white family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #F8FAED?

The RGB value is 248, 250, 237: 248 red, 250 green and 237 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #F8FAED?

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

Is black or white text better on #F8FAED?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.89:1 and white text 1.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#F8FAED color

#F8FAED rgb(248, 250, 237)

Shades of white

The hex color #F8FAED is a very light, moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 97.3% red, 98% green and 92.9% blue (248, 250, 237).

Its hue angle is 69°, with 57% saturation and 95% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 2% black.

The closest named color is Enoki (#F8FAEE), a difference of 0.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.89:1).

#F8FAED color codes

HEX	`#F8FAED`
RGB	`rgb(248, 250, 237)`
RGB percent	`rgb(97.3%, 98%, 92.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(69, 57%, 95%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(69, 5%, 98%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 0%, 5%, 2%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(97.81, -2.9, 6)`
CIE LCH	`lch(97.81, 6.66, 115.82)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(88.181, 94.442, 93.688)`
Decimal	`16317165`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #F8FAED, 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 #F8FAED	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.89:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.06:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F8FAED as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.06:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.89:1	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 #F8FAED looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f8faed; }
.text { color: #f8faed; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f8faed; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(248 250 237 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f8faed, #f2faed); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #F8FAED?: #F8FAED is a very light, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Enoki. It belongs to the white family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #F8FAED?: The RGB value is 248, 250, 237: 248 red, 250 green and 237 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #F8FAED?: The complementary color is #EFEDFA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F8FAED?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.89:1 and white text 1.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.