What color is #F2DEBC?

#F2DEBC is a very light, moderate orange known as Cameo. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Cameo?

The RGB value is 242, 222, 188: 242 red, 222 green and 188 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Cameo?

The complementary color is #BCD0F2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F2DEBC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.95:1 and white text 1.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Cameo color: hex code #F2DEBC

#F2DEBC rgb(242, 222, 188)

Shades of beige

Cameo has the hex code #F2DEBC. It is a very light, moderate orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 94.9% red, 87.1% green and 73.7% blue (242, 222, 188).

Its hue angle is 38°, with 67% saturation and 84% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 22% yellow and 5% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.95:1).

Cameo (#F2DEBC) color codes

HEX	`#F2DEBC`
RGB	`rgb(242, 222, 188)`
RGB percent	`rgb(94.9%, 87.1%, 73.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(38, 67%, 84%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(38, 22%, 95%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 22%, 5%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(89.28, 1.63, 19.19)`
CIE LCH	`lch(89.28, 19.26, 85.16)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(71.816, 74.752, 58.213)`
Decimal	`15916732`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Cameo, 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 #F2DEBC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.95:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.32:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F2DEBC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.32:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.95:1	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 #F2DEBC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f2debc; }
.text { color: #f2debc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f2debc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(242 222 188 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f2debc, #ebf2bc); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Wheat.

See #F2DEBC on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #F2DEBC?: #F2DEBC is a very light, moderate orange known as Cameo. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Cameo?: The RGB value is 242, 222, 188: 242 red, 222 green and 188 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Cameo?: The complementary color is #BCD0F2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F2DEBC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.95:1 and white text 1.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.