What color is #F0EDDE?

#F0EDDE is a very light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Onion Skin. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #F0EDDE?

The RGB value is 240, 237, 222: 240 red, 237 green and 222 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #F0EDDE?

The complementary color is #DEE1F0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F0EDDE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.87:1 and white text 1.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#F0EDDE color

#F0EDDE rgb(240, 237, 222)

Shades of beige

The hex color #F0EDDE is a very light, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 94.1% red, 92.9% green and 87.1% blue (240, 237, 222).

Its hue angle is 50°, with 37% saturation and 91% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 7% yellow and 6% black.

The closest named color is Onion Skin (#EEEDDF), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.87:1).

#F0EDDE color codes

HEX	`#F0EDDE`
RGB	`rgb(240, 237, 222)`
RGB percent	`rgb(94.1%, 92.9%, 87.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(50, 37%, 91%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(50, 7%, 94%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 7%, 6%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(93.61, -1.55, 7.62)`
CIE LCH	`lch(93.61, 7.77, 101.5)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(79.403, 84.368, 81.195)`
Decimal	`15789534`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #F0EDDE, 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 #F0EDDE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.87:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F0EDDE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.87:1	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 #F0EDDE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f0edde; }
.text { color: #f0edde; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f0edde; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(240 237 222 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f0edde, #eaf0de); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Alabaster.

Questions

What color is #F0EDDE?: #F0EDDE is a very light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Onion Skin. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #F0EDDE?: The RGB value is 240, 237, 222: 240 red, 237 green and 222 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #F0EDDE?: The complementary color is #DEE1F0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F0EDDE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.87:1 and white text 1.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.