What color is #F2EACB?

#F2EACB is a very light, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Mayonnaise. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #F2EACB?

The RGB value is 242, 234, 203: 242 red, 234 green and 203 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #F2EACB?

The complementary color is #CBD3F2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F2EACB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.41:1 and white text 1.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#F2EACB color

#F2EACB rgb(242, 234, 203)

Shades of beige

The hex color #F2EACB is a very light, moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 94.9% red, 91.8% green and 79.6% blue (242, 234, 203).

Its hue angle is 48°, with 60% saturation and 87% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 16% yellow and 5% black.

The closest named color is Mayonnaise (#F6EED1), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.41:1).

#F2EACB color codes

HEX	`#F2EACB`
RGB	`rgb(242, 234, 203)`
RGB percent	`rgb(94.9%, 91.8%, 79.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(48, 60%, 87%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(48, 16%, 95%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 16%, 5%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(92.59, -2.32, 16.04)`
CIE LCH	`lch(92.59, 16.21, 98.22)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(76.82, 82.036, 68.276)`
Decimal	`15919819`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #F2EACB, 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 #F2EACB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.41:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F2EACB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.41:1	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 #F2EACB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f2eacb; }
.text { color: #f2eacb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f2eacb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(242 234 203 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f2eacb, #e7f2cb); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cornsilk.

Questions

What color is #F2EACB?: #F2EACB is a very light, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Mayonnaise. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #F2EACB?: The RGB value is 242, 234, 203: 242 red, 234 green and 203 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #F2EACB?: The complementary color is #CBD3F2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F2EACB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.41:1 and white text 1.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.