What color is #F4EFE0?

#F4EFE0 is a very light, desaturated orange known as Bianca. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Bianca?

The RGB value is 244, 239, 224: 244 red, 239 green and 224 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Bianca?

The complementary color is #E0E5F4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F4EFE0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.27:1 and white text 1.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Bianca color: hex code #F4EFE0

#F4EFE0 rgb(244, 239, 224)

Shades of beige

Bianca has the hex code #F4EFE0. It is a very light, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 95.7% red, 93.7% green and 87.8% blue (244, 239, 224).

Its hue angle is 45°, 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 18.27:1).

Bianca (#F4EFE0) color codes

HEX	`#F4EFE0`
RGB	`rgb(244, 239, 224)`
RGB percent	`rgb(95.7%, 93.7%, 87.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(45, 48%, 92%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(45, 8%, 96%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 8%, 4%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(94.46, -0.86, 7.84)`
CIE LCH	`lch(94.46, 7.89, 96.26)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(81.628, 86.349, 82.873)`
Decimal	`16052192`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Bianca, 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 #F4EFE0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.27:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.15:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F4EFE0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.15:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.27:1	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 #F4EFE0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f4efe0; }
.text { color: #f4efe0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f4efe0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(244 239 224 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f4efe0, #eff4e0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Alabaster.

See #F4EFE0 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #F4EFE0?: #F4EFE0 is a very light, desaturated orange known as Bianca. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Bianca?: The RGB value is 244, 239, 224: 244 red, 239 green and 224 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Bianca?: The complementary color is #E0E5F4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F4EFE0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.27:1 and white text 1.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.