What color is #F0EFE4?

#F0EFE4 is a very light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Oyster Island. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #F0EFE4?

The RGB value is 240, 239, 228: 240 red, 239 green and 228 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #F0EFE4?

The complementary color is #E4E5F0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F0EFE4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.17:1 and white text 1.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#F0EFE4 color

#F0EFE4 rgb(240, 239, 228)

Shades of gray

The hex color #F0EFE4 is a very light, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 94.1% red, 93.7% green and 89.4% blue (240, 239, 228).

Its hue angle is 55°, with 29% saturation and 92% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 6% black.

The closest named color is Oyster Island (#EFEFE5), a difference of 0.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.17:1).

#F0EFE4 color codes

HEX	`#F0EFE4`
RGB	`rgb(240, 239, 228)`
RGB percent	`rgb(94.1%, 93.7%, 89.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(55, 29%, 92%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(55, 5%, 94%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 5%, 6%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(94.25, -1.57, 5.43)`
CIE LCH	`lch(94.25, 5.65, 106.08)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(80.803, 85.86, 85.7)`
Decimal	`15790052`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #F0EFE4, 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 #F0EFE4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.17:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F0EFE4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.17:1	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 #F0EFE4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f0efe4; }
.text { color: #f0efe4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f0efe4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(240 239 228 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f0efe4, #ebf0e4); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Alabaster.

Questions

What color is #F0EFE4?: #F0EFE4 is a very light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Oyster Island. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #F0EFE4?: The RGB value is 240, 239, 228: 240 red, 239 green and 228 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #F0EFE4?: The complementary color is #E4E5F0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F0EFE4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.17:1 and white text 1.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.