What color is #F0E9CB?

#F0E9CB is a very light, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Mayonnaise. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #F0E9CB?

The RGB value is 240, 233, 203: 240 red, 233 green and 203 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #F0E9CB?

The complementary color is #CBD2F0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F0E9CB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.22:1 and white text 1.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#F0E9CB color

#F0E9CB rgb(240, 233, 203)

Shades of beige

The hex color #F0E9CB is a very light, moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 94.1% red, 91.4% green and 79.6% blue (240, 233, 203).

Its hue angle is 49°, with 55% saturation and 87% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 15% yellow and 6% black.

The closest named color is Mayonnaise (#F6EED1), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.22:1).

#F0E9CB color codes

HEX	`#F0E9CB`
RGB	`rgb(240, 233, 203)`
RGB percent	`rgb(94.1%, 91.4%, 79.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(49, 55%, 87%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(49, 15%, 94%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 15%, 6%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(92.18, -2.52, 15.44)`
CIE LCH	`lch(92.18, 15.65, 99.28)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(75.853, 81.116, 68.149)`
Decimal	`15788491`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #F0E9CB, 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 #F0E9CB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.22:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.22:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F0E9CB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.22:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.22:1	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 #F0E9CB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f0e9cb; }
.text { color: #f0e9cb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f0e9cb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(240 233 203 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f0e9cb, #e5f0cb); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cornsilk.

Questions

What color is #F0E9CB?: #F0E9CB is a very light, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Mayonnaise. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #F0E9CB?: The RGB value is 240, 233, 203: 240 red, 233 green and 203 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #F0E9CB?: The complementary color is #CBD2F0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F0E9CB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.22:1 and white text 1.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.