What color is #F2DCCA?

#F2DCCA is a very light, moderate orange, closest to the named color White Truffle. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #F2DCCA?

The RGB value is 242, 220, 202: 242 red, 220 green and 202 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #F2DCCA?

The complementary color is #CAE0F2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F2DCCA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.87:1 and white text 1.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#F2DCCA color

#F2DCCA rgb(242, 220, 202)

Shades of beige

The hex color #F2DCCA is a very light, moderate orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 94.9% red, 86.3% green and 79.2% blue (242, 220, 202).

Its hue angle is 27°, with 61% saturation and 87% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 17% yellow and 5% black.

The closest named color is White Truffle (#EFDBCD), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.87:1).

#F2DCCA color codes

HEX	`#F2DCCA`
RGB	`rgb(242, 220, 202)`
RGB percent	`rgb(94.9%, 86.3%, 79.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(27, 61%, 87%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(27, 17%, 95%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 17%, 5%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(89.08, 4.7, 11.59)`
CIE LCH	`lch(89.08, 12.51, 67.91)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(72.871, 74.329, 66.374)`
Decimal	`15916234`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #F2DCCA, 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 #F2DCCA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.87:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.32:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F2DCCA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.32:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.87:1	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 #F2DCCA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f2dcca; }
.text { color: #f2dcca; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f2dcca; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(242 220 202 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f2dcca, #f2f0ca); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #F2DCCA?: #F2DCCA is a very light, moderate orange, closest to the named color White Truffle. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #F2DCCA?: The RGB value is 242, 220, 202: 242 red, 220 green and 202 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #F2DCCA?: The complementary color is #CAE0F2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F2DCCA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.87:1 and white text 1.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.