What color is #F0EAC4?

#F0EAC4 is a very light, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Natural Light. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #F0EAC4?

The RGB value is 240, 234, 196: 240 red, 234 green and 196 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #F0EAC4?

The complementary color is #C4CAF0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F0EAC4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.27:1 and white text 1.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#F0EAC4 color

#F0EAC4 rgb(240, 234, 196)

Shades of beige

The hex color #F0EAC4 is a very light, moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 94.1% red, 91.8% green and 76.9% blue (240, 234, 196).

Its hue angle is 52°, with 59% saturation and 85% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 18% yellow and 6% black.

The closest named color is Natural Light (#F1EBC8), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.27:1).

#F0EAC4 color codes

HEX	`#F0EAC4`
RGB	`rgb(240, 234, 196)`
RGB percent	`rgb(94.1%, 91.8%, 76.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(52, 59%, 85%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(52, 18%, 94%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 18%, 6%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(92.29, -4.07, 19.22)`
CIE LCH	`lch(92.29, 19.64, 101.97)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(75.321, 81.357, 63.95)`
Decimal	`15788740`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #F0EAC4, 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 #F0EAC4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.27:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.22:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F0EAC4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.22:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.27:1	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 #F0EAC4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f0eac4; }
.text { color: #f0eac4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f0eac4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(240 234 196 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f0eac4, #e0f0c4); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lemon Chiffon.

Questions

What color is #F0EAC4?: #F0EAC4 is a very light, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Natural Light. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #F0EAC4?: The RGB value is 240, 234, 196: 240 red, 234 green and 196 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #F0EAC4?: The complementary color is #C4CAF0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F0EAC4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.27:1 and white text 1.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.