What color is #F0F3D9?

#F0F3D9 is a very light, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Final Departure. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #F0F3D9?

The RGB value is 240, 243, 217: 240 red, 243 green and 217 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #F0F3D9?

The complementary color is #DCD9F3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F0F3D9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.53:1 and white text 1.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#F0F3D9 color

#F0F3D9 rgb(240, 243, 217)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #F0F3D9 is a very light, moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 94.1% red, 95.3% green and 85.1% blue (240, 243, 217).

Its hue angle is 67°, with 52% saturation and 90% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 5% black.

The closest named color is Final Departure (#F1F5DB), a difference of 0.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.53:1).

#F0F3D9 color codes

HEX	`#F0F3D9`
RGB	`rgb(240, 243, 217)`
RGB percent	`rgb(94.1%, 95.3%, 85.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(67, 52%, 90%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(67, 11%, 95%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 0%, 11%, 5%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(95.01, -5.4, 12.2)`
CIE LCH	`lch(95.01, 13.34, 113.86)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(80.509, 87.637, 78.306)`
Decimal	`15791065`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #F0F3D9, 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 #F0F3D9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.53:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.13:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F0F3D9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.13:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.53:1	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 #F0F3D9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f0f3d9; }
.text { color: #f0f3d9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f0f3d9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(240 243 217 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f0f3d9, #e3f3d9); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #F0F3D9?: #F0F3D9 is a very light, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Final Departure. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #F0F3D9?: The RGB value is 240, 243, 217: 240 red, 243 green and 217 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #F0F3D9?: The complementary color is #DCD9F3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F0F3D9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.53:1 and white text 1.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.