What color is #F2E0DA?

#F2E0DA is a very light, desaturated orange known as Fallen Petals. It belongs to the orange family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Fallen Petals?

The RGB value is 242, 224, 218: 242 red, 224 green and 218 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Fallen Petals?

The complementary color is #DAECF2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F2E0DA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.45:1 and white text 1.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Fallen Petals color: hex code #F2E0DA

#F2E0DA rgb(242, 224, 218)

Shades of orange

Fallen Petals has the hex code #F2E0DA. It is a very light, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 94.9% red, 87.8% green and 85.5% blue (242, 224, 218).

Its hue angle is 15°, with 48% saturation and 90% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 10% yellow and 5% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.45:1).

Fallen Petals (#F2E0DA) color codes

HEX	`#F2E0DA`
RGB	`rgb(242, 224, 218)`
RGB percent	`rgb(94.9%, 87.8%, 85.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(15, 48%, 90%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(15, 10%, 95%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 10%, 5%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(90.44, 5.15, 5.15)`
CIE LCH	`lch(90.44, 7.29, 44.99)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(75.927, 77.252, 77.227)`
Decimal	`15917274`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Fallen Petals, 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 #F2E0DA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.45:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.28:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F2E0DA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.28:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.45:1	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 #F2E0DA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f2e0da; }
.text { color: #f2e0da; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f2e0da; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(242 224 218 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f2e0da, #f2ecda); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Misty Rose.

See #F2E0DA on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #F2E0DA?: #F2E0DA is a very light, desaturated orange known as Fallen Petals. It belongs to the orange family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Fallen Petals?: The RGB value is 242, 224, 218: 242 red, 224 green and 218 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Fallen Petals?: The complementary color is #DAECF2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F2E0DA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.45:1 and white text 1.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.