What color is #F0EAD6?

#F0EAD6 is a very light, desaturated yellow known as Eggshell. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Eggshell?

The RGB value is 240, 234, 214: 240 red, 234 green and 214 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Eggshell?

The complementary color is #D6DCF0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F0EAD6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.45:1 and white text 1.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Eggshell color: hex code #F0EAD6

#F0EAD6 rgb(240, 234, 214)

Shades of beige

Eggshell has the hex code #F0EAD6. It is a very light, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 94.1% red, 91.8% green and 83.9% blue (240, 234, 214).

Its hue angle is 46°, with 46% saturation and 89% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 11% yellow and 6% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.45:1).

Eggshell (#F0EAD6) color codes

HEX	`#F0EAD6`
RGB	`rgb(240, 234, 214)`
RGB percent	`rgb(94.1%, 91.8%, 83.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(46, 46%, 89%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(46, 11%, 94%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 11%, 6%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(92.67, -1.32, 10.43)`
CIE LCH	`lch(92.67, 10.52, 97.22)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(77.494, 82.227, 75.394)`
Decimal	`15788758`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Eggshell, 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 #F0EAD6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.45:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F0EAD6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.45:1	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 #F0EAD6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f0ead6; }
.text { color: #f0ead6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f0ead6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(240 234 214 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f0ead6, #e9f0d6); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #F0EAD6 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #F0EAD6?: #F0EAD6 is a very light, desaturated yellow known as Eggshell. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Eggshell?: The RGB value is 240, 234, 214: 240 red, 234 green and 214 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Eggshell?: The complementary color is #D6DCF0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F0EAD6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.45:1 and white text 1.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.