What color is #F2E3B5?

#F2E3B5 is a very light, moderate yellow known as James Blonde. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of James Blonde?

The RGB value is 242, 227, 181: 242 red, 227 green and 181 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of James Blonde?

The complementary color is #B5C4F2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F2E3B5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.43:1 and white text 1.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

James Blonde color: hex code #F2E3B5

#F2E3B5 rgb(242, 227, 181)

Shades of beige

James Blonde has the hex code #F2E3B5. It is a very light, moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 94.9% red, 89% green and 71% blue (242, 227, 181).

Its hue angle is 45°, with 70% saturation and 83% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 25% yellow and 5% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.43:1).

James Blonde (#F2E3B5) color codes

HEX	`#F2E3B5`
RGB	`rgb(242, 227, 181)`
RGB percent	`rgb(94.9%, 89%, 71%)`
HSL	`hsl(45, 70%, 83%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(45, 25%, 95%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 25%, 5%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(90.39, -1.89, 24.36)`
CIE LCH	`lch(90.39, 24.44, 94.44)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(72.428, 77.153, 54.784)`
Decimal	`15918005`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with James Blonde, 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 #F2E3B5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.43:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.28:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F2E3B5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.28:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.43:1	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 #F2E3B5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f2e3b5; }
.text { color: #f2e3b5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f2e3b5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(242 227 181 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f2e3b5, #e3f2b5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Vanilla.

See #F2E3B5 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #F2E3B5?: #F2E3B5 is a very light, moderate yellow known as James Blonde. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of James Blonde?: The RGB value is 242, 227, 181: 242 red, 227 green and 181 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of James Blonde?: The complementary color is #B5C4F2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F2E3B5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.43:1 and white text 1.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.