Information about White Nectar color
Basic facts about this digital color
A vivid, lively yellow, #F8F6D8 glows at the very top of the lightness scale. Designers typically reach for tones like this for clean interfaces where content needs room to breathe. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Hint Of Yellow (#F6F5D7). Nearby in the Register you will also find Citrine White (#FAF7D6) and Blonde (#FBF6D9).
In RGB terms — rgb(248, 246, 216) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. If you plan to put text on a #F8F6D8 background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 19.2:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while white manages only 1.1:1. The name "White Nectar" is officially recorded for this exact shade in The Official Register of Color Names.
White Nectar color variations
View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.
White Nectar color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
White Nectar color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
White Nectar color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
White Nectar color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
White Nectar color harmonies
Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.
Complementary
Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.
Split complementary
Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.
Analogous
Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.
Triadic
Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.
Tetradic
Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.
Square
Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.
Alternatives to White Nectar color
View adjacent and very similar colors.
Nearest named colors to White Nectar
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity.
#F6F5D7
#FAF7D6
#FBF6D9
#F5F5DC
#FCF9D9
#FBF2DB
#FCF4DC
#F9F7DE
#FBF3D3
#FDF4DC
#F7F0DB
#F8F6DF
White Nectar color backgrounds & wallpapers
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#F8F6D8
- RGB248, 246, 216
- CMYK0, 1, 13, 3
- CSSrgb(248, 246, 216)
- HSL56°, 70%, 91%
- HSL Precise56.25°, 69.565%, 90.98%
- HSV56°, 13%, 97%
- HSB56°, 13%, 97%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.973
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.965
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.847
- GLSLvec3(0.973, 0.965, 0.847)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.973, 0.965, 0.847, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.973, 0.965, 0.847)
- Percentage of Red in RGB97.3%
- Percentage of Green in RGB96.5%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB84.7%
- Color FamilyYellow
- Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
- Lightness FamilyLuminous
- HEX IDF8F6D8
- DECIMAL ID16316120
- Name Length12
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- Counting from2025-01-01
