What color is #F2E8D9?

#F2E8D9 is a very light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color A Smell of Bakery. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #F2E8D9?

The RGB value is 242, 232, 217: 242 red, 232 green and 217 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #F2E8D9?

The complementary color is #D9E3F2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F2E8D9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.32:1 and white text 1.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#F2E8D9 color

#F2E8D9 rgb(242, 232, 217)

Shades of beige

The hex color #F2E8D9 is a very light, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 94.9% red, 91% green and 85.1% blue (242, 232, 217).

Its hue angle is 36°, with 49% saturation and 90% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 10% yellow and 5% black.

The closest named color is A Smell of Bakery (#F3E9D9), a difference of 0.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.32:1).

#F2E8D9 color codes

HEX	`#F2E8D9`
RGB	`rgb(242, 232, 217)`
RGB percent	`rgb(94.9%, 91%, 85.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(36, 49%, 90%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(36, 10%, 95%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 10%, 5%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(92.4, 0.88, 8.5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(92.4, 8.54, 84.1)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(77.998, 81.601, 77.274)`
Decimal	`15919321`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #F2E8D9, 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 #F2E8D9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.32:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F2E8D9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.32:1	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 #F2E8D9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f2e8d9; }
.text { color: #f2e8d9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f2e8d9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(242 232 217 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f2e8d9, #eff2d9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Antique White.

Questions

What color is #F2E8D9?: #F2E8D9 is a very light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color A Smell of Bakery. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #F2E8D9?: The RGB value is 242, 232, 217: 242 red, 232 green and 217 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #F2E8D9?: The complementary color is #D9E3F2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F2E8D9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.32:1 and white text 1.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.