What color is #FFF8E4?

#FFF8E4 is a very light, vivid orange, closest to the named color Magnolia. It belongs to the white family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #FFF8E4?

The RGB value is 255, 248, 228: 255 red, 248 green and 228 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #FFF8E4?

The complementary color is #E4EBFF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FFF8E4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.8:1 and white text 1.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#FFF8E4 color

#FFF8E4 rgb(255, 248, 228)

Shades of white

The hex color #FFF8E4 is a very light, vivid orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 100% red, 97.3% green and 89.4% blue (255, 248, 228).

Its hue angle is 44°, with 100% saturation and 95% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 11% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Magnolia (#FFF9E4), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.8:1).

#FFF8E4 color codes

HEX	`#FFF8E4`
RGB	`rgb(255, 248, 228)`
RGB percent	`rgb(100%, 97.3%, 89.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(44, 100%, 95%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(44, 11%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 11%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(97.63, -0.97, 10.44)`
CIE LCH	`lch(97.63, 10.48, 95.33)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(88.81, 93.997, 86.848)`
Decimal	`16775396`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #FFF8E4, 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 #FFF8E4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.8:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.06:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FFF8E4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.06:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.8:1	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 #FFF8E4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #fff8e4; }
.text { color: #fff8e4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #fff8e4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(255 248 228 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #fff8e4, #f8ffe4); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Old Lace.

Questions

What color is #FFF8E4?: #FFF8E4 is a very light, vivid orange, closest to the named color Magnolia. It belongs to the white family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #FFF8E4?: The RGB value is 255, 248, 228: 255 red, 248 green and 228 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #FFF8E4?: The complementary color is #E4EBFF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FFF8E4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.8:1 and white text 1.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.