What color is #F0EDC4?

#F0EDC4 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 #F0EDC4?

The RGB value is 240, 237, 196: 240 red, 237 green and 196 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #F0EDC4?

The complementary color is #C4C7F0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F0EDC4?

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.

#F0EDC4 color

#F0EDC4 rgb(240, 237, 196)

Shades of beige

The hex color #F0EDC4 is a very light, moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 94.1% red, 92.9% green and 76.9% blue (240, 237, 196).

Its hue angle is 56°, with 59% saturation and 85% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 18% yellow and 6% black.

The closest named color is White Asparagus (#ECEABE), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#F0EDC4 color codes

HEX	`#F0EDC4`
RGB	`rgb(240, 237, 196)`
RGB percent	`rgb(94.1%, 92.9%, 76.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(56, 59%, 85%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(56, 18%, 94%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 18%, 6%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(93.05, -5.59, 20.28)`
CIE LCH	`lch(93.05, 21.03, 105.41)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(76.183, 83.08, 64.237)`
Decimal	`15789508`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #F0EDC4, 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 #F0EDC4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.62:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.19:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F0EDC4 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 #F0EDC4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f0edc4; }
.text { color: #f0edc4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f0edc4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(240 237 196 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f0edc4, #ddf0c4); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Goldenrod Yellow.

Questions

What color is #F0EDC4?: #F0EDC4 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 #F0EDC4?: The RGB value is 240, 237, 196: 240 red, 237 green and 196 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #F0EDC4?: The complementary color is #C4C7F0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F0EDC4?: 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.