What color is #F0E3AE?

#F0E3AE is a light, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Crème de la Crème. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #F0E3AE?

The RGB value is 240, 227, 174: 240 red, 227 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #F0E3AE?

The complementary color is #AEBBF0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F0E3AE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.3:1 and white text 1.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#F0E3AE color

#F0E3AE rgb(240, 227, 174)

Shades of beige

The hex color #F0E3AE is a light, moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 94.1% red, 89% green and 68.2% blue (240, 227, 174).

Its hue angle is 48°, with 69% saturation and 81% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 27% yellow and 6% black.

The closest named color is Crème de la Crème (#F3E7B4), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.3:1).

#F0E3AE color codes

HEX	`#F0E3AE`
RGB	`rgb(240, 227, 174)`
RGB percent	`rgb(94.1%, 89%, 68.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(48, 69%, 81%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(48, 27%, 94%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 27%, 6%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(90.1, -3.56, 27.55)`
CIE LCH	`lch(90.1, 27.77, 97.37)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(71.045, 76.521, 51.064)`
Decimal	`15786926`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #F0E3AE, 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 #F0E3AE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.3:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.29:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F0E3AE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.29:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.3:1	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 #F0E3AE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f0e3ae; }
.text { color: #f0e3ae; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f0e3ae; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(240 227 174 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f0e3ae, #dcf0ae); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #F0E3AE?: #F0E3AE is a light, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Crème de la Crème. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #F0E3AE?: The RGB value is 240, 227, 174: 240 red, 227 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #F0E3AE?: The complementary color is #AEBBF0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F0E3AE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.3:1 and white text 1.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.