What color is #F0EFE0?

#F0EFE0 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 #F0EFE0?

The RGB value is 240, 239, 224: 240 red, 239 green and 224 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #F0EFE0?

The complementary color is #E0E1F0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F0EFE0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.13:1 and white text 1.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#F0EFE0 color

#F0EFE0 rgb(240, 239, 224)

Shades of beige

The hex color #F0EFE0 is a very light, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 94.1% red, 93.7% green and 87.8% blue (240, 239, 224).

Its hue angle is 56°, with 35% saturation and 91% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 6% black.

The closest named color is Onion Skin (#EEEDDF), a difference of 0.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.13:1).

#F0EFE0 color codes

HEX	`#F0EFE0`
RGB	`rgb(240, 239, 224)`
RGB percent	`rgb(94.1%, 93.7%, 87.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(56, 35%, 91%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(56, 7%, 94%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 7%, 6%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(94.16, -2.24, 7.37)`
CIE LCH	`lch(94.16, 7.7, 106.87)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(80.254, 85.64, 82.809)`
Decimal	`15790048`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #F0EFE0, 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 #F0EFE0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.13:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F0EFE0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.13:1	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 #F0EFE0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f0efe0; }
.text { color: #f0efe0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f0efe0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(240 239 224 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f0efe0, #e9f0e0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Alabaster.

Questions

What color is #F0EFE0?: #F0EFE0 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 #F0EFE0?: The RGB value is 240, 239, 224: 240 red, 239 green and 224 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #F0EFE0?: The complementary color is #E0E1F0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F0EFE0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.13:1 and white text 1.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.