What color is #F2ECD4?

#F2ECD4 is a very light, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Fuzzy Sheep. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #F2ECD4?

The RGB value is 242, 236, 212: 242 red, 236 green and 212 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #F2ECD4?

The complementary color is #D4DAF2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F2ECD4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.72:1 and white text 1.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#F2ECD4 color

#F2ECD4 rgb(242, 236, 212)

Shades of beige

The hex color #F2ECD4 is a very light, moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 94.9% red, 92.5% green and 83.1% blue (242, 236, 212).

Its hue angle is 48°, with 54% saturation and 89% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 12% yellow and 5% black.

The closest named color is Fuzzy Sheep (#F0E9D1), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.72:1).

#F2ECD4 color codes

HEX	`#F2ECD4`
RGB	`rgb(242, 236, 212)`
RGB percent	`rgb(94.9%, 92.5%, 83.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(48, 54%, 89%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(48, 12%, 95%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 12%, 5%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(93.29, -1.95, 12.36)`
CIE LCH	`lch(93.29, 12.52, 98.98)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(78.496, 83.622, 74.28)`
Decimal	`15920340`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #F2ECD4, 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 #F2ECD4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.72:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.18:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F2ECD4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.18:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.72:1	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 #F2ECD4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f2ecd4; }
.text { color: #f2ecd4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f2ecd4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(242 236 212 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f2ecd4, #e9f2d4); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Questions

What color is #F2ECD4?: #F2ECD4 is a very light, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Fuzzy Sheep. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #F2ECD4?: The RGB value is 242, 236, 212: 242 red, 236 green and 212 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #F2ECD4?: The complementary color is #D4DAF2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F2ECD4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.72:1 and white text 1.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.