What color is #F2D9A3?

#F2D9A3 is a light, moderate orange known as Double Cream. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Double Cream?

The RGB value is 242, 217, 163: 242 red, 217 green and 163 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Double Cream?

The complementary color is #A3BCF2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F2D9A3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.23:1 and white text 1.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Double Cream color: hex code #F2D9A3

#F2D9A3 rgb(242, 217, 163)

Shades of beige

Double Cream has the hex code #F2D9A3. It is a light, moderate orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 94.9% red, 85.1% green and 63.9% blue (242, 217, 163).

Its hue angle is 41°, with 75% saturation and 79% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 33% yellow and 5% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.23:1).

Double Cream (#F2D9A3) color codes

HEX	`#F2D9A3`
RGB	`rgb(242, 217, 163)`
RGB percent	`rgb(94.9%, 85.1%, 63.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(41, 75%, 79%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(41, 33%, 95%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 33%, 5%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(87.56, 0.92, 29.8)`
CIE LCH	`lch(87.56, 29.82, 88.24)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(68.043, 71.15, 44.792)`
Decimal	`15915427`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Double Cream, 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 #F2D9A3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.23:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.38:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F2D9A3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.38:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.23:1	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 #F2D9A3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f2d9a3; }
.text { color: #f2d9a3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f2d9a3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(242 217 163 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f2d9a3, #e4f2a3); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Wheat.

See #F2D9A3 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #F2D9A3?: #F2D9A3 is a light, moderate orange known as Double Cream. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Double Cream?: The RGB value is 242, 217, 163: 242 red, 217 green and 163 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Double Cream?: The complementary color is #A3BCF2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F2D9A3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.23:1 and white text 1.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.