What color is #F0EAD5?

#F0EAD5 is a very light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Eggshell. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #F0EAD5?

The RGB value is 240, 234, 213: 240 red, 234 green and 213 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #F0EAD5?

The complementary color is #D5DBF0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F0EAD5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.43:1 and white text 1.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#F0EAD5 color

#F0EAD5 rgb(240, 234, 213)

Shades of beige

The hex color #F0EAD5 is a very light, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 94.1% red, 91.8% green and 83.5% blue (240, 234, 213).

Its hue angle is 47°, with 47% saturation and 89% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 11% yellow and 6% black.

The closest named color is Eggshell (#F0EAD6), a difference of 0.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.43:1).

#F0EAD5 color codes

HEX	`#F0EAD5`
RGB	`rgb(240, 234, 213)`
RGB percent	`rgb(94.1%, 91.8%, 83.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(47, 47%, 89%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(47, 11%, 94%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 11%, 6%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(92.65, -1.48, 10.92)`
CIE LCH	`lch(92.65, 11.02, 97.72)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(77.367, 82.176, 74.724)`
Decimal	`15788757`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #F0EAD5, 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 #F0EAD5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.43:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F0EAD5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.43:1	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 #F0EAD5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f0ead5; }
.text { color: #f0ead5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f0ead5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(240 234 213 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f0ead5, #e9f0d5); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #F0EAD5?: #F0EAD5 is a very light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Eggshell. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #F0EAD5?: The RGB value is 240, 234, 213: 240 red, 234 green and 213 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #F0EAD5?: The complementary color is #D5DBF0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F0EAD5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.43:1 and white text 1.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.