What color is #F0F0D6?

#F0F0D6 is a very light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Praise the Sun. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #F0F0D6?

The RGB value is 240, 240, 214: 240 red, 240 green and 214 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #F0F0D6?

The complementary color is #D6D6F0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F0F0D6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.14:1 and white text 1.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#F0F0D6 color

#F0F0D6 rgb(240, 240, 214)

Shades of beige

The hex color #F0F0D6 is a very light, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 94.1% red, 94.1% green and 83.9% blue (240, 240, 214).

Its hue angle is 60°, with 46% saturation and 89% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 6% black.

The closest named color is Praise the Sun (#F3F4D9), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.14:1).

#F0F0D6 color codes

HEX	`#F0F0D6`
RGB	`rgb(240, 240, 214)`
RGB percent	`rgb(94.1%, 94.1%, 83.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(60, 46%, 89%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(60, 11%, 94%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 11%, 6%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(94.18, -4.36, 12.58)`
CIE LCH	`lch(94.18, 13.32, 109.13)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(79.231, 85.701, 75.973)`
Decimal	`15790294`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #F0F0D6, 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 #F0F0D6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.14:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F0F0D6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.14:1	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 #F0F0D6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f0f0d6; }
.text { color: #f0f0d6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f0f0d6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(240 240 214 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f0f0d6, #e3f0d6); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #F0F0D6?: #F0F0D6 is a very light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Praise the Sun. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #F0F0D6?: The RGB value is 240, 240, 214: 240 red, 240 green and 214 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #F0F0D6?: The complementary color is #D6D6F0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F0F0D6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.14:1 and white text 1.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.