Beige

#f6f8e2

Hex, rgb, cmyk and Pantone values for beige, with shades, tints, matching colors and free print quality patterns.

This is Beige, a strong yellow at 65 degrees. Yellows like this read optimistic and energetic. Pair it with dark neutrals so it stays legible, or with violet for a high energy scheme.

Beige color values

Every conversion for #f6f8e2, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#f6f8e2

RGB246, 248, 226

HSL65, 61%, 93%

HSV65, 9%, 97%

CMYK1%, 0%, 9%, 3%

Lab96.91, -4.39, 10.33

XYZ85.3, 92.22, 85.26

Decimal16185570

Web safe#ffffcc

Pantone621 C

Shades of beige

#ebefbe #e0e79b #d5de77 #cad653 #bdcb31 #9ca828 #7b8420 #596017 #383c0f #171906

Tints of beige

#f6f8e3 #f7f9e5 #f7f9e6 #f8f9e8 #f8fae9 #f9faeb #f9faec #fafbee #fafbef #fbfcf1

Colors that go with beige

Complementary#e4e2f8 Analogous#f8efe2 Analogous#ebf8e2 Triadic#e2f6f8 Triadic#f8e2f6 Split complementary#e2ebf8 Split complementary#efe2f8

Beige in print

It is pale enough that on uncoated stock it can read even lighter than on screen. The cmyk build is 1, 0, 9, 3.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #f6f8e2 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

1 0 9 3

Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

5 4 12 9

The stock absorbs ink and gains dot, so it needs a heavier build and reads a touch softer.

This color converts to cmyk comfortably and should hold on press.

See how it converts in the rgb to cmyk converter, or readrgb vs cmyk for print andwhat the k in cmyk means.

Beige in css

Copy #f6f8e2 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #f6f8e2; }
.text { color: #f6f8e2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f6f8e2; }

How beige looks on light and dark

Sample text on black

Sample text on white

Text on this color

Beige and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #f6f8e2 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #f6f8e2 against any other color, not just black and white, run the pair through ourcontrast checker for a live WCAG reading.

Beige on a business card, sticker and pattern

A quick look at how #f6f8e2 sits on real print products. Start any of these in the maker.

Business card

Sticker

Repeat pattern

Building a full palette around beige? Pull matching colors from any photo with thecolor palette generator, or check a design for print with thergb to cmyk converter.

Turn beige into a seamless pattern

Four patterns built from #f6f8e2 and its shades, free at print quality. Click any one to keep editing in the pattern maker.

Arches Signature stripes Gem Shingles

Make posters, wallpaper and packaging art from beige, free and print ready.

Open in pattern maker

How we calculate these values

Every value on this page for #f6f8e2 is computed, not guessed. Rgb, hsl, hsv, lab and xyz are derived through the usual sRGB conversion formulas. The uncoated cmyk build carries more ink than the coated one, which is what a printer would compensate for when the same color runs on a rougher stock. The Pantone value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.