What color is #F0DE8D?

#F0DE8D is a light, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Cheesy Frittata. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #F0DE8D?

The RGB value is 240, 222, 141: 240 red, 222 green and 141 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #F0DE8D?

The complementary color is #8D9FF0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F0DE8D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.54:1 and white text 1.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#F0DE8D color

#F0DE8D rgb(240, 222, 141)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #F0DE8D is a light, moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 94.1% red, 87.1% green and 55.3% blue (240, 222, 141).

Its hue angle is 49°, with 77% saturation and 75% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 41% yellow and 6% black.

The closest named color is Cheesy Frittata (#F0E093), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.54:1).

#F0DE8D color codes

HEX	`#F0DE8D`
RGB	`rgb(240, 222, 141)`
RGB percent	`rgb(94.1%, 87.1%, 55.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(49, 77%, 75%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(49, 41%, 94%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 41%, 6%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(88.3, -4.88, 41.91)`
CIE LCH	`lch(88.3, 42.2, 96.64)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(66.866, 72.693, 35.703)`
Decimal	`15785613`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #F0DE8D, 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 #F0DE8D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.54:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.35:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F0DE8D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.35:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.54:1	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 #F0DE8D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f0de8d; }
.text { color: #f0de8d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f0de8d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(240 222 141 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f0de8d, #d0f08d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Vanilla.

Questions

What color is #F0DE8D?: #F0DE8D is a light, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Cheesy Frittata. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #F0DE8D?: The RGB value is 240, 222, 141: 240 red, 222 green and 141 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #F0DE8D?: The complementary color is #8D9FF0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F0DE8D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.54:1 and white text 1.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.