What color is #F0EEBF?

#F0EEBF 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 #F0EEBF?

The RGB value is 240, 238, 191: 240 red, 238 green and 191 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #F0EEBF?

The complementary color is #BFC1F0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F0EEBF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.69:1 and white text 1.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#F0EEBF color

#F0EEBF rgb(240, 238, 191)

Shades of beige

The hex color #F0EEBF is a very light, moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 94.1% red, 93.3% green and 74.9% blue (240, 238, 191).

Its hue angle is 58°, with 62% saturation and 85% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 20% yellow and 6% black.

The closest named color is White Asparagus (#ECEABE), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.69:1).

#F0EEBF color codes

HEX	`#F0EEBF`
RGB	`rgb(240, 238, 191)`
RGB percent	`rgb(94.1%, 93.3%, 74.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(58, 62%, 85%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(58, 20%, 94%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 20%, 6%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(93.21, -6.81, 23.06)`
CIE LCH	`lch(93.21, 24.05, 106.44)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(75.913, 83.437, 61.386)`
Decimal	`15789759`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #F0EEBF, 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 #F0EEBF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.69:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.19:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F0EEBF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.19:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.69:1	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 #F0EEBF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f0eebf; }
.text { color: #f0eebf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f0eebf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(240 238 191 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f0eebf, #daf0bf); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lemon Chiffon.

Questions

What color is #F0EEBF?: #F0EEBF 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 #F0EEBF?: The RGB value is 240, 238, 191: 240 red, 238 green and 191 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #F0EEBF?: The complementary color is #BFC1F0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F0EEBF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.69:1 and white text 1.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.