What color is #F0E6B9?

#F0E6B9 is a very light, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Buttered. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #F0E6B9?

The RGB value is 240, 230, 185: 240 red, 230 green and 185 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #F0E6B9?

The complementary color is #B9C3F0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F0E6B9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.72:1 and white text 1.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#F0E6B9 color

#F0E6B9 rgb(240, 230, 185)

Shades of beige

The hex color #F0E6B9 is a very light, moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 94.1% red, 90.2% green and 72.5% blue (240, 230, 185).

Its hue angle is 49°, with 65% saturation and 83% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 23% yellow and 6% black.

The closest named color is Buttered (#ECE2B7), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.72:1).

#F0E6B9 color codes

HEX	`#F0E6B9`
RGB	`rgb(240, 230, 185)`
RGB percent	`rgb(94.1%, 90.2%, 72.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(49, 65%, 83%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(49, 23%, 94%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 23%, 6%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(91.06, -3.61, 23.2)`
CIE LCH	`lch(91.06, 23.48, 98.85)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(72.989, 78.623, 57.22)`
Decimal	`15787705`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #F0E6B9, 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 #F0E6B9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.72:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.26:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F0E6B9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.26:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.72:1	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 #F0E6B9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f0e6b9; }
.text { color: #f0e6b9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f0e6b9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(240 230 185 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f0e6b9, #def0b9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Vanilla.

Questions

What color is #F0E6B9?: #F0E6B9 is a very light, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Buttered. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #F0E6B9?: The RGB value is 240, 230, 185: 240 red, 230 green and 185 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #F0E6B9?: The complementary color is #B9C3F0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F0E6B9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.72:1 and white text 1.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.