What color is #F0E5C9?

#F0E5C9 is a very light, moderate orange, closest to the named color White Chocolate. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #F0E5C9?

The RGB value is 240, 229, 201: 240 red, 229 green and 201 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #F0E5C9?

The complementary color is #C9D4F0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F0E5C9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.76:1 and white text 1.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#F0E5C9 color

#F0E5C9 rgb(240, 229, 201)

Shades of beige

The hex color #F0E5C9 is a very light, moderate orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 94.1% red, 89.8% green and 78.8% blue (240, 229, 201).

Its hue angle is 43°, with 57% saturation and 86% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 16% yellow and 6% black.

The closest named color is White Chocolate (#F0E3C7), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.76:1).

#F0E5C9 color codes

HEX	`#F0E5C9`
RGB	`rgb(240, 229, 201)`
RGB percent	`rgb(94.1%, 89.8%, 78.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(43, 57%, 86%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(43, 16%, 94%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 16%, 6%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(91.14, -0.79, 15)`
CIE LCH	`lch(91.14, 15.02, 93.01)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(74.496, 78.782, 66.529)`
Decimal	`15787465`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #F0E5C9, 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 #F0E5C9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.76:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.25:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F0E5C9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.25:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.76:1	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 #F0E5C9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f0e5c9; }
.text { color: #f0e5c9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f0e5c9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(240 229 201 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f0e5c9, #e8f0c9); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #F0E5C9?: #F0E5C9 is a very light, moderate orange, closest to the named color White Chocolate. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #F0E5C9?: The RGB value is 240, 229, 201: 240 red, 229 green and 201 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #F0E5C9?: The complementary color is #C9D4F0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F0E5C9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.76:1 and white text 1.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.