What color is #F4F2EA?

#F4F2EA is a very light, desaturated yellow known as Dove’s Wing. It belongs to the white family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Dove’s Wing?

The RGB value is 244, 242, 234: 244 red, 242 green and 234 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Dove’s Wing?

The complementary color is #EAECF4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F4F2EA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.74:1 and white text 1.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Dove’s Wing color: hex code #F4F2EA

#F4F2EA rgb(244, 242, 234)

Shades of white

Dove’s Wing has the hex code #F4F2EA. It is a very light, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 95.7% red, 94.9% green and 91.8% blue (244, 242, 234).

Its hue angle is 48°, with 31% saturation and 94% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 4% yellow and 4% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.74:1).

Dove’s Wing (#F4F2EA) color codes

HEX	`#F4F2EA`
RGB	`rgb(244, 242, 234)`
RGB percent	`rgb(95.7%, 94.9%, 91.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(48, 31%, 94%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(48, 4%, 96%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 4%, 4%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(95.45, -0.72, 4.09)`
CIE LCH	`lch(95.45, 4.15, 99.94)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(83.909, 88.678, 90.522)`
Decimal	`16052970`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Dove’s Wing, 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 #F4F2EA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.74:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.12:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F4F2EA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.12:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.74:1	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 #F4F2EA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f4f2ea; }
.text { color: #f4f2ea; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f4f2ea; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(244 242 234 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f4f2ea, #f1f4ea); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #F4F2EA on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #F4F2EA?: #F4F2EA is a very light, desaturated yellow known as Dove’s Wing. It belongs to the white family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Dove’s Wing?: The RGB value is 244, 242, 234: 244 red, 242 green and 234 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Dove’s Wing?: The complementary color is #EAECF4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F4F2EA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.74:1 and white text 1.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.