#F8E9AA Hex Color
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#f8e9aa is a pale, warm yellow with a mellow, unsaturated finish. Its luminous softness suits spring graphics, baby products, sale banners, and friendly backgrounds. Use it as a dominant base with dark text, or pair it with navy for stronger definition. The hex code #f8e9aa has enough contrast for black body text, while white text may fade.
Questions about #f8e9aa
What is #f8e9aa in RGB, HSL and CMYK?
In RGB, #f8e9aa is rgb(248, 233, 170), in HSL hsl(48, 85%, 82%) and in CMYK 0%, 6%, 31%, 3%.
What colors pair well with #f8e9aa?
Is #f8e9aa suitable for backgrounds and body text?
#f8e9aa suits large background areas, especially in spring, nursery, and friendly promotional designs, but white text lacks strong definition. Use black or another very dark text color for small body copy and interface labels.
Is #f8e9aa readable on white or black?
#f8e9aa has a 1.21:1 contrast ratio on white and 17.22:1 on black. WCAG asks for 4.5:1 for body text and 3:1 for large text, so on white it is too faint for text and on black it works for body text. Try other pairs in the contrast checker.