What color is #F2E5C1?

#F2E5C1 is a very light, moderate orange, closest to the named color Creamy Vanilla. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #F2E5C1?

The RGB value is 242, 229, 193: 242 red, 229 green and 193 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #F2E5C1?

The complementary color is #C1CEF2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F2E5C1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.75:1 and white text 1.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#F2E5C1 color

#F2E5C1 rgb(242, 229, 193)

Shades of beige

The hex color #F2E5C1 is a very light, moderate orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 94.9% red, 89.8% green and 75.7% blue (242, 229, 193).

Its hue angle is 44°, with 65% saturation and 85% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 20% yellow and 5% black.

The closest named color is Creamy Vanilla (#F2E5BF), a difference of 0.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.75:1).

#F2E5C1 color codes

HEX	`#F2E5C1`
RGB	`rgb(242, 229, 193)`
RGB percent	`rgb(94.9%, 89.8%, 75.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(44, 65%, 85%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(44, 20%, 95%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 20%, 5%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(91.13, -1.24, 19.17)`
CIE LCH	`lch(91.13, 19.21, 93.71)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(74.263, 78.768, 61.733)`
Decimal	`15918529`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #F2E5C1, 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 #F2E5C1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.75:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.25:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F2E5C1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.25:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.75:1	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 #F2E5C1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f2e5c1; }
.text { color: #f2e5c1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f2e5c1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(242 229 193 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f2e5c1, #e6f2c1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pearl.

Questions

What color is #F2E5C1?: #F2E5C1 is a very light, moderate orange, closest to the named color Creamy Vanilla. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #F2E5C1?: The RGB value is 242, 229, 193: 242 red, 229 green and 193 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #F2E5C1?: The complementary color is #C1CEF2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F2E5C1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.75:1 and white text 1.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.