What color is #F0D1AA?

#F0D1AA is a light, moderate orange, closest to the named color Soufflé. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #F0D1AA?

The RGB value is 240, 209, 170: 240 red, 209 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #F0D1AA?

The complementary color is #AAC9F0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F0D1AA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.41:1 and white text 1.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#F0D1AA color

#F0D1AA rgb(240, 209, 170)

Shades of beige

The hex color #F0D1AA is a light, moderate orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 94.1% red, 82% green and 66.7% blue (240, 209, 170).

Its hue angle is 33°, with 70% saturation and 80% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 29% yellow and 6% black.

The closest named color is Soufflé (#EDD1A8), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.41:1).

#F0D1AA color codes

HEX	`#F0D1AA`
RGB	`rgb(240, 209, 170)`
RGB percent	`rgb(94.1%, 82%, 66.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(33, 70%, 80%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(33, 29%, 94%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 13%, 29%, 6%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(85.52, 5.16, 23.37)`
CIE LCH	`lch(85.52, 23.93, 77.54)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(65.992, 67.031, 47.484)`
Decimal	`15782314`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #F0D1AA, 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 #F0D1AA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.41:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F0D1AA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.41:1	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 #F0D1AA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f0d1aa; }
.text { color: #f0d1aa; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f0d1aa; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(240 209 170 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f0d1aa, #ecf0aa); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Navajo White.

Questions

What color is #F0D1AA?: #F0D1AA is a light, moderate orange, closest to the named color Soufflé. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #F0D1AA?: The RGB value is 240, 209, 170: 240 red, 209 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #F0D1AA?: The complementary color is #AAC9F0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F0D1AA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.41:1 and white text 1.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.