What color is #F0CC96?

#F0CC96 is a light, moderate orange, closest to the named color Hummus. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #F0CC96?

The RGB value is 240, 204, 150: 240 red, 204 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #F0CC96?

The complementary color is #96BAF0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F0CC96?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.78:1 and white text 1.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#F0CC96 color

#F0CC96 rgb(240, 204, 150)

Shades of beige

The hex color #F0CC96 is a light, moderate orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 94.1% red, 80% green and 58.8% blue (240, 204, 150).

Its hue angle is 36°, with 75% saturation and 76% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 37% yellow and 6% black.

The closest named color is Hummus (#EECC99), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.78:1).

#F0CC96 color codes

HEX	`#F0CC96`
RGB	`rgb(240, 204, 150)`
RGB percent	`rgb(94.1%, 80%, 58.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(36, 75%, 76%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(36, 37%, 94%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 15%, 37%, 6%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(83.92, 5.33, 31.63)`
CIE LCH	`lch(83.92, 32.08, 80.43)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(63.035, 63.916, 37.865)`
Decimal	`15781014`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #F0CC96, 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 #F0CC96	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.78:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.52:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F0CC96 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.52:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.78:1	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 #F0CC96 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f0cc96; }
.text { color: #f0cc96; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f0cc96; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(240 204 150 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f0cc96, #e7f096); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Caramel.

Questions

What color is #F0CC96?: #F0CC96 is a light, moderate orange, closest to the named color Hummus. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #F0CC96?: The RGB value is 240, 204, 150: 240 red, 204 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #F0CC96?: The complementary color is #96BAF0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F0CC96?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.78:1 and white text 1.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.