What color is #F0E9D1?

#F0E9D1 is a very light, moderate yellow known as Fuzzy Sheep. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Fuzzy Sheep?

The RGB value is 240, 233, 209: 240 red, 233 green and 209 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Fuzzy Sheep?

The complementary color is #D1D8F0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F0E9D1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.28:1 and white text 1.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Fuzzy Sheep color: hex code #F0E9D1

#F0E9D1 rgb(240, 233, 209)

Shades of beige

Fuzzy Sheep has the hex code #F0E9D1. It is a very light, moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 94.1% red, 91.4% green and 82% blue (240, 233, 209).

Its hue angle is 46°, with 51% saturation and 88% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 13% yellow and 6% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.28:1).

Fuzzy Sheep (#F0E9D1) color codes

HEX	`#F0E9D1`
RGB	`rgb(240, 233, 209)`
RGB percent	`rgb(94.1%, 91.4%, 82%)`
HSL	`hsl(46, 51%, 88%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(46, 13%, 94%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 13%, 6%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(92.31, -1.6, 12.51)`
CIE LCH	`lch(92.31, 12.62, 97.29)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(76.582, 81.407, 71.988)`
Decimal	`15788497`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Fuzzy Sheep, 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 #F0E9D1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.28:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.22:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F0E9D1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.22:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.28:1	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 #F0E9D1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f0e9d1; }
.text { color: #f0e9d1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f0e9d1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(240 233 209 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f0e9d1, #e8f0d1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #F0E9D1 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #F0E9D1?: #F0E9D1 is a very light, moderate yellow known as Fuzzy Sheep. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Fuzzy Sheep?: The RGB value is 240, 233, 209: 240 red, 233 green and 209 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Fuzzy Sheep?: The complementary color is #D1D8F0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F0E9D1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.28:1 and white text 1.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.