What color is #F0ECD1?

#F0ECD1 is a very light, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Rum Swizzle. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #F0ECD1?

The RGB value is 240, 236, 209: 240 red, 236 green and 209 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #F0ECD1?

The complementary color is #D1D5F0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F0ECD1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.62:1 and white text 1.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#F0ECD1 color

#F0ECD1 rgb(240, 236, 209)

Shades of beige

The hex color #F0ECD1 is a very light, moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 94.1% red, 92.5% green and 82% blue (240, 236, 209).

Its hue angle is 52°, with 51% saturation and 88% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 13% yellow and 6% black.

The closest named color is Rum Swizzle (#F1EDD4), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.62:1).

#F0ECD1 color codes

HEX	`#F0ECD1`
RGB	`rgb(240, 236, 209)`
RGB percent	`rgb(94.1%, 92.5%, 82%)`
HSL	`hsl(52, 51%, 88%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(52, 13%, 94%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 13%, 6%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(93.07, -3.13, 13.58)`
CIE LCH	`lch(93.07, 13.94, 102.96)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(77.438, 83.12, 72.274)`
Decimal	`15789265`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #F0ECD1, 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 #F0ECD1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.62:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.19:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F0ECD1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.19:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.62:1	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 #F0ECD1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f0ecd1; }
.text { color: #f0ecd1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f0ecd1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(240 236 209 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f0ecd1, #e5f0d1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Beige.

Questions

What color is #F0ECD1?: #F0ECD1 is a very light, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Rum Swizzle. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #F0ECD1?: The RGB value is 240, 236, 209: 240 red, 236 green and 209 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #F0ECD1?: The complementary color is #D1D5F0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F0ECD1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.62:1 and white text 1.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.