What color is #F2EDDE?

#F2EDDE is a very light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Bianca. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #F2EDDE?

The RGB value is 242, 237, 222: 242 red, 237 green and 222 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #F2EDDE?

The complementary color is #DEE3F2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F2EDDE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.94:1 and white text 1.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#F2EDDE color

#F2EDDE rgb(242, 237, 222)

Shades of beige

The hex color #F2EDDE is a very light, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 94.9% red, 92.9% green and 87.1% blue (242, 237, 222).

Its hue angle is 45°, with 43% saturation and 91% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 8% yellow and 5% black.

The closest named color is Bianca (#F4EFE0), a difference of 0.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.94:1).

#F2EDDE color codes

HEX	`#F2EDDE`
RGB	`rgb(242, 237, 222)`
RGB percent	`rgb(94.9%, 92.9%, 87.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(45, 43%, 91%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(45, 8%, 95%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 8%, 5%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(93.76, -0.86, 7.86)`
CIE LCH	`lch(93.76, 7.9, 96.25)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(80.085, 84.72, 81.227)`
Decimal	`15920606`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #F2EDDE, 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 #F2EDDE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.94:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F2EDDE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.94:1	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 #F2EDDE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f2edde; }
.text { color: #f2edde; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f2edde; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(242 237 222 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f2edde, #edf2de); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Alabaster.

Questions

What color is #F2EDDE?: #F2EDDE is a very light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Bianca. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #F2EDDE?: The RGB value is 242, 237, 222: 242 red, 237 green and 222 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #F2EDDE?: The complementary color is #DEE3F2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F2EDDE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.94:1 and white text 1.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.