What color is #F2E9DF?

#F2E9DF is a very light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Gardenia. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #F2E9DF?

The RGB value is 242, 233, 223: 242 red, 233 green and 223 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #F2E9DF?

The complementary color is #DFE8F2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F2E9DF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.5:1 and white text 1.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#F2E9DF color

#F2E9DF rgb(242, 233, 223)

Shades of beige

The hex color #F2E9DF is a very light, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 94.9% red, 91.4% green and 87.5% blue (242, 233, 223).

Its hue angle is 32°, with 42% saturation and 91% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 8% yellow and 5% black.

The closest named color is Gardenia (#F1E8DF), a difference of 0.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.5:1).

#F2E9DF color codes

HEX	`#F2E9DF`
RGB	`rgb(242, 233, 223)`
RGB percent	`rgb(94.9%, 91.4%, 87.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(32, 42%, 91%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(32, 8%, 95%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 8%, 5%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(92.79, 1.34, 5.93)`
CIE LCH	`lch(92.79, 6.08, 77.23)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(79.075, 82.484, 81.553)`
Decimal	`15919583`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #F2E9DF, 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 #F2E9DF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.5:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F2E9DF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.5:1	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 #F2E9DF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f2e9df; }
.text { color: #f2e9df; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f2e9df; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(242 233 223 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f2e9df, #f2f2df); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #F2E9DF?: #F2E9DF is a very light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Gardenia. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #F2E9DF?: The RGB value is 242, 233, 223: 242 red, 233 green and 223 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #F2E9DF?: The complementary color is #DFE8F2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F2E9DF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.5:1 and white text 1.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.