What color is #F0E1CB?

#F0E1CB is a very light, moderate orange, closest to the named color Golden Retriever. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #F0E1CB?

The RGB value is 240, 225, 203: 240 red, 225 green and 203 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #F0E1CB?

The complementary color is #CBDAF0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F0E1CB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.34:1 and white text 1.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#F0E1CB color

#F0E1CB rgb(240, 225, 203)

Shades of beige

The hex color #F0E1CB is a very light, moderate orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 94.1% red, 88.2% green and 79.6% blue (240, 225, 203).

Its hue angle is 36°, with 55% saturation and 87% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 15% yellow and 6% black.

The closest named color is Golden Retriever (#EEDEC7), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.34:1).

#F0E1CB color codes

HEX	`#F0E1CB`
RGB	`rgb(240, 225, 203)`
RGB percent	`rgb(94.1%, 88.2%, 79.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(36, 55%, 87%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(36, 15%, 94%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 15%, 6%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(90.18, 1.56, 12.61)`
CIE LCH	`lch(90.18, 12.7, 82.94)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(73.639, 76.689, 67.411)`
Decimal	`15786443`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #F0E1CB, 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 #F0E1CB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.34:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.29:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F0E1CB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.29:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.34:1	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 #F0E1CB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f0e1cb; }
.text { color: #f0e1cb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f0e1cb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(240 225 203 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f0e1cb, #edf0cb); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #F0E1CB?: #F0E1CB is a very light, moderate orange, closest to the named color Golden Retriever. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #F0E1CB?: The RGB value is 240, 225, 203: 240 red, 225 green and 203 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #F0E1CB?: The complementary color is #CBDAF0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F0E1CB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.34:1 and white text 1.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.