What color is #F0EBBC?

#F0EBBC is a very light, moderate yellow, closest to the named color White Asparagus. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #F0EBBC?

The RGB value is 240, 235, 188: 240 red, 235 green and 188 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #F0EBBC?

The complementary color is #BCC1F0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F0EBBC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.31:1 and white text 1.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#F0EBBC color

#F0EBBC rgb(240, 235, 188)

Shades of beige

The hex color #F0EBBC is a very light, moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 94.1% red, 92.2% green and 73.7% blue (240, 235, 188).

Its hue angle is 54°, with 63% saturation and 84% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 22% yellow and 6% black.

The closest named color is White Asparagus (#ECEABE), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.31:1).

#F0EBBC color codes

HEX	`#F0EBBC`
RGB	`rgb(240, 235, 188)`
RGB percent	`rgb(94.1%, 92.2%, 73.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(54, 63%, 84%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(54, 22%, 94%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 22%, 6%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(92.39, -5.72, 23.47)`
CIE LCH	`lch(92.39, 24.16, 103.69)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(74.72, 81.574, 59.376)`
Decimal	`15788988`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #F0EBBC, 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 #F0EBBC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.31:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F0EBBC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.31:1	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 #F0EBBC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f0ebbc; }
.text { color: #f0ebbc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f0ebbc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(240 235 188 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f0ebbc, #dbf0bc); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lemon Chiffon.

Questions

What color is #F0EBBC?: #F0EBBC is a very light, moderate yellow, closest to the named color White Asparagus. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #F0EBBC?: The RGB value is 240, 235, 188: 240 red, 235 green and 188 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #F0EBBC?: The complementary color is #BCC1F0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F0EBBC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.31:1 and white text 1.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.