What color is #F4EEE0?

#F4EEE0 is a very light, desaturated orange known as Béchamel. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Béchamel?

The RGB value is 244, 238, 224: 244 red, 238 green and 224 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Béchamel?

The complementary color is #E0E6F4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F4EEE0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.15:1 and white text 1.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Béchamel color: hex code #F4EEE0

#F4EEE0 rgb(244, 238, 224)

Shades of beige

Béchamel has the hex code #F4EEE0. It is a very light, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 95.7% red, 93.3% green and 87.8% blue (244, 238, 224).

Its hue angle is 42°, with 48% saturation and 92% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 8% yellow and 4% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.15:1).

Béchamel (#F4EEE0) color codes

HEX	`#F4EEE0`
RGB	`rgb(244, 238, 224)`
RGB percent	`rgb(95.7%, 93.3%, 87.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(42, 48%, 92%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(42, 8%, 96%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 8%, 4%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(94.21, -0.35, 7.49)`
CIE LCH	`lch(94.21, 7.49, 92.69)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(81.336, 85.765, 82.776)`
Decimal	`16051936`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Béchamel, 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 #F4EEE0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.15:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F4EEE0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.15:1	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 #F4EEE0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f4eee0; }
.text { color: #f4eee0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f4eee0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(244 238 224 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f4eee0, #f0f4e0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Alabaster.

See #F4EEE0 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #F4EEE0?: #F4EEE0 is a very light, desaturated orange known as Béchamel. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Béchamel?: The RGB value is 244, 238, 224: 244 red, 238 green and 224 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Béchamel?: The complementary color is #E0E6F4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F4EEE0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.15:1 and white text 1.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.