What color is #F2ECD9?

#F2ECD9 is a very light, desaturated yellow known as Labrador. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Labrador?

The RGB value is 242, 236, 217: 242 red, 236 green and 217 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Labrador?

The complementary color is #D9DFF2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F2ECD9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.78:1 and white text 1.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Labrador color: hex code #F2ECD9

#F2ECD9 rgb(242, 236, 217)

Shades of beige

Labrador has the hex code #F2ECD9. It is a very light, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 94.9% red, 92.5% green and 85.1% blue (242, 236, 217).

Its hue angle is 46°, with 49% saturation and 90% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 10% yellow and 5% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.78:1).

Labrador (#F2ECD9) color codes

HEX	`#F2ECD9`
RGB	`rgb(242, 236, 217)`
RGB percent	`rgb(94.9%, 92.5%, 85.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(46, 49%, 90%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(46, 10%, 95%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 10%, 5%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(93.4, -1.16, 9.93)`
CIE LCH	`lch(93.4, 10, 96.67)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(79.136, 83.879, 77.653)`
Decimal	`15920345`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Labrador, 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 #F2ECD9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.78:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.18:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F2ECD9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.18:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.78:1	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 #F2ECD9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f2ecd9; }
.text { color: #f2ecd9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f2ecd9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(242 236 217 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f2ecd9, #ebf2d9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #F2ECD9 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #F2ECD9?: #F2ECD9 is a very light, desaturated yellow known as Labrador. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Labrador?: The RGB value is 242, 236, 217: 242 red, 236 green and 217 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Labrador?: The complementary color is #D9DFF2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F2ECD9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.78:1 and white text 1.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.