What color is #F0EFE6?

#F0EFE6 is a very light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Whipped Cream. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #F0EFE6?

The RGB value is 240, 239, 230: 240 red, 239 green and 230 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #F0EFE6?

The complementary color is #E6E7F0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F0EFE6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.19:1 and white text 1.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#F0EFE6 color

#F0EFE6 rgb(240, 239, 230)

Shades of gray

The hex color #F0EFE6 is a very light, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 94.1% red, 93.7% green and 90.2% blue (240, 239, 230).

Its hue angle is 54°, with 25% saturation and 92% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 6% black.

The closest named color is Whipped Cream (#F2F0E7), a difference of 0.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.19:1).

#F0EFE6 color codes

HEX	`#F0EFE6`
RGB	`rgb(240, 239, 230)`
RGB percent	`rgb(94.1%, 93.7%, 90.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(54, 25%, 92%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(54, 4%, 94%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 4%, 6%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(94.3, -1.23, 4.46)`
CIE LCH	`lch(94.3, 4.63, 105.37)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(81.083, 85.972, 87.17)`
Decimal	`15790054`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #F0EFE6, 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 #F0EFE6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.19:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.15:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F0EFE6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.15:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.19:1	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 #F0EFE6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f0efe6; }
.text { color: #f0efe6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f0efe6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(240 239 230 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f0efe6, #ecf0e6); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Alabaster.

Questions

What color is #F0EFE6?: #F0EFE6 is a very light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Whipped Cream. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #F0EFE6?: The RGB value is 240, 239, 230: 240 red, 239 green and 230 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #F0EFE6?: The complementary color is #E6E7F0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F0EFE6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.19:1 and white text 1.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.