What color is #F0E1DA?

#F0E1DA is a very light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Cracked Shell. It belongs to the orange family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #F0E1DA?

The RGB value is 240, 225, 218: 240 red, 225 green and 218 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #F0E1DA?

The complementary color is #DAE9F0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F0E1DA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.49:1 and white text 1.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#F0E1DA color

#F0E1DA rgb(240, 225, 218)

Shades of orange

The hex color #F0E1DA is a very light, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 94.1% red, 88.2% green and 85.5% blue (240, 225, 218).

Its hue angle is 19°, with 42% saturation and 90% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 9% yellow and 6% black.

The closest named color is Cracked Shell (#F3E4DC), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.49:1).

#F0E1DA color codes

HEX	`#F0E1DA`
RGB	`rgb(240, 225, 218)`
RGB percent	`rgb(94.1%, 88.2%, 85.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(19, 42%, 90%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(19, 9%, 94%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 9%, 6%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(90.52, 3.94, 5.25)`
CIE LCH	`lch(90.52, 6.57, 53.14)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(75.514, 77.439, 77.285)`
Decimal	`15786458`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #F0E1DA, 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 #F0E1DA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.49:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.27:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F0E1DA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.27:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.49:1	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 #F0E1DA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f0e1da; }
.text { color: #f0e1da; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f0e1da; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(240 225 218 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f0e1da, #f0ecda); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Linen.

Questions

What color is #F0E1DA?: #F0E1DA is a very light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Cracked Shell. It belongs to the orange family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #F0E1DA?: The RGB value is 240, 225, 218: 240 red, 225 green and 218 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #F0E1DA?: The complementary color is #DAE9F0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F0E1DA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.49:1 and white text 1.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.