What color is #F2E2A4?

#F2E2A4 is a light, moderate yellow known as Sugar Cookie. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Sugar Cookie?

The RGB value is 242, 226, 164: 242 red, 226 green and 164 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Sugar Cookie?

The complementary color is #A4B4F2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F2E2A4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.19:1 and white text 1.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Sugar Cookie color: hex code #F2E2A4

#F2E2A4 rgb(242, 226, 164)

Shades of beige

Sugar Cookie has the hex code #F2E2A4. It is a light, moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 94.9% red, 88.6% green and 64.3% blue (242, 226, 164).

Its hue angle is 48°, with 75% saturation and 80% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 32% yellow and 5% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.19:1).

Sugar Cookie (#F2E2A4) color codes

HEX	`#F2E2A4`
RGB	`rgb(242, 226, 164)`
RGB percent	`rgb(94.9%, 88.6%, 64.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(48, 75%, 80%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(48, 32%, 95%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 32%, 5%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(89.84, -3.55, 32.34)`
CIE LCH	`lch(89.84, 32.54, 96.27)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(70.516, 75.952, 46.06)`
Decimal	`15917732`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Sugar Cookie, 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 #F2E2A4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.19:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F2E2A4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.19:1	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 #F2E2A4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f2e2a4; }
.text { color: #f2e2a4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f2e2a4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(242 226 164 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f2e2a4, #dbf2a4); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #F2E2A4 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #F2E2A4?: #F2E2A4 is a light, moderate yellow known as Sugar Cookie. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Sugar Cookie?: The RGB value is 242, 226, 164: 242 red, 226 green and 164 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Sugar Cookie?: The complementary color is #A4B4F2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F2E2A4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.19:1 and white text 1.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.