What color is #F0D9C6?

#F0D9C6 is a very light, moderate orange, closest to the named color Burrito. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #F0D9C6?

The RGB value is 240, 217, 198: 240 red, 217 green and 198 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #F0D9C6?

The complementary color is #C6DDF0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F0D9C6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.45:1 and white text 1.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#F0D9C6 color

#F0D9C6 rgb(240, 217, 198)

Shades of beige

The hex color #F0D9C6 is a very light, moderate orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 94.1% red, 85.1% green and 77.6% blue (240, 217, 198).

Its hue angle is 27°, with 58% saturation and 86% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 17% yellow and 6% black.

The closest named color is Burrito (#EED7C1), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.45:1).

#F0D9C6 color codes

HEX	`#F0D9C6`
RGB	`rgb(240, 217, 198)`
RGB percent	`rgb(94.1%, 85.1%, 77.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(27, 58%, 86%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(27, 17%, 94%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 17%, 6%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(88.08, 4.93, 12.24)`
CIE LCH	`lch(88.08, 13.2, 68.07)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(70.941, 72.23, 63.62)`
Decimal	`15784390`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #F0D9C6, 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 #F0D9C6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.45:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.36:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F0D9C6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.36:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.45:1	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 #F0D9C6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f0d9c6; }
.text { color: #f0d9c6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f0d9c6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(240 217 198 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f0d9c6, #f0eec6); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #F0D9C6?: #F0D9C6 is a very light, moderate orange, closest to the named color Burrito. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #F0D9C6?: The RGB value is 240, 217, 198: 240 red, 217 green and 198 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #F0D9C6?: The complementary color is #C6DDF0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F0D9C6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.45:1 and white text 1.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.