What color is #F0EED1?

#F0EED1 is a very light, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Giggle. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #F0EED1?

The RGB value is 240, 238, 209: 240 red, 238 green and 209 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #F0EED1?

The complementary color is #D1D3F0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F0EED1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.86:1 and white text 1.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#F0EED1 color

#F0EED1 rgb(240, 238, 209)

Shades of beige

The hex color #F0EED1 is a very light, moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 94.1% red, 93.3% green and 82% blue (240, 238, 209).

Its hue angle is 56°, with 51% saturation and 88% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 13% yellow and 6% black.

The closest named color is Giggle (#EFF0D3), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.86:1).

#F0EED1 color codes

HEX	`#F0EED1`
RGB	`rgb(240, 238, 209)`
RGB percent	`rgb(94.1%, 93.3%, 82%)`
HSL	`hsl(56, 51%, 88%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(56, 13%, 94%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 13%, 6%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(93.57, -4.14, 14.3)`
CIE LCH	`lch(93.57, 14.88, 106.14)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(78.017, 84.278, 72.467)`
Decimal	`15789777`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #F0EED1, 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 #F0EED1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.86:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.18:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F0EED1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.18:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.86:1	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 #F0EED1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f0eed1; }
.text { color: #f0eed1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f0eed1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(240 238 209 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f0eed1, #e3f0d1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Beige.

Questions

What color is #F0EED1?: #F0EED1 is a very light, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Giggle. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #F0EED1?: The RGB value is 240, 238, 209: 240 red, 238 green and 209 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #F0EED1?: The complementary color is #D1D3F0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F0EED1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.86:1 and white text 1.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.