What color is #F0EDDA?

#F0EDDA is a very light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Warm White. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #F0EDDA?

The RGB value is 240, 237, 218: 240 red, 237 green and 218 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #F0EDDA?

The complementary color is #DADDF0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F0EDDA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.83:1 and white text 1.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#F0EDDA color

#F0EDDA rgb(240, 237, 218)

Shades of beige

The hex color #F0EDDA is a very light, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 94.1% red, 92.9% green and 85.5% blue (240, 237, 218).

Its hue angle is 52°, with 42% saturation and 90% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 9% yellow and 6% black.

The closest named color is Warm White (#EFEBD8), a difference of 0.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.83:1).

#F0EDDA color codes

HEX	`#F0EDDA`
RGB	`rgb(240, 237, 218)`
RGB percent	`rgb(94.1%, 92.9%, 85.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(52, 42%, 90%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(52, 9%, 94%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 9%, 6%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(93.52, -2.2, 9.56)`
CIE LCH	`lch(93.52, 9.81, 102.98)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(78.873, 84.156, 78.405)`
Decimal	`15789530`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #F0EDDA, 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 #F0EDDA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.83:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.18:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F0EDDA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.18:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.83:1	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 #F0EDDA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f0edda; }
.text { color: #f0edda; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f0edda; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(240 237 218 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f0edda, #e8f0da); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #F0EDDA?: #F0EDDA is a very light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Warm White. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #F0EDDA?: The RGB value is 240, 237, 218: 240 red, 237 green and 218 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #F0EDDA?: The complementary color is #DADDF0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F0EDDA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.83:1 and white text 1.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.