What color is #F2DDB6?

#F2DDB6 is a very light, moderate orange, closest to the named color Butter Up. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #F2DDB6?

The RGB value is 242, 221, 182: 242 red, 221 green and 182 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #F2DDB6?

The complementary color is #B6CBF2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F2DDB6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.79:1 and white text 1.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#F2DDB6 color

#F2DDB6 rgb(242, 221, 182)

Shades of beige

The hex color #F2DDB6 is a very light, moderate orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 94.9% red, 86.7% green and 71.4% blue (242, 221, 182).

Its hue angle is 39°, with 70% saturation and 83% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 25% yellow and 5% black.

The closest named color is Butter Up (#F4E0BB), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.79:1).

#F2DDB6 color codes

HEX	`#F2DDB6`
RGB	`rgb(242, 221, 182)`
RGB percent	`rgb(94.9%, 86.7%, 71.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(39, 70%, 83%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(39, 25%, 95%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 25%, 5%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(88.91, 1.31, 21.8)`
CIE LCH	`lch(88.91, 21.84, 86.56)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(70.918, 73.969, 54.789)`
Decimal	`15916470`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #F2DDB6, 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 #F2DDB6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.79:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F2DDB6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.79:1	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 #F2DDB6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f2ddb6; }
.text { color: #f2ddb6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f2ddb6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(242 221 182 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f2ddb6, #e9f2b6); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #F2DDB6?: #F2DDB6 is a very light, moderate orange, closest to the named color Butter Up. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #F2DDB6?: The RGB value is 242, 221, 182: 242 red, 221 green and 182 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #F2DDB6?: The complementary color is #B6CBF2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F2DDB6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.79:1 and white text 1.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.