What color is #F2EEDC?

#F2EEDC is a very light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Warm White. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #F2EEDC?

The RGB value is 242, 238, 220: 242 red, 238 green and 220 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #F2EEDC?

The complementary color is #DCE0F2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F2EEDC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.04:1 and white text 1.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#F2EEDC color

#F2EEDC rgb(242, 238, 220)

Shades of beige

The hex color #F2EEDC is a very light, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 94.9% red, 93.3% green and 86.3% blue (242, 238, 220).

Its hue angle is 49°, with 46% saturation and 91% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 9% yellow and 5% black.

The closest named color is Warm White (#EFEBD8), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.04:1).

#F2EEDC color codes

HEX	`#F2EEDC`
RGB	`rgb(242, 238, 220)`
RGB percent	`rgb(94.9%, 93.3%, 86.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(49, 46%, 91%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(49, 9%, 95%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 9%, 5%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(93.97, -1.69, 9.19)`
CIE LCH	`lch(93.97, 9.34, 100.45)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(80.109, 85.194, 79.92)`
Decimal	`15920860`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #F2EEDC, 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 #F2EEDC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.04:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F2EEDC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.04:1	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 #F2EEDC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f2eedc; }
.text { color: #f2eedc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f2eedc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(242 238 220 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f2eedc, #ebf2dc); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #F2EEDC?: #F2EEDC is a very light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Warm White. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #F2EEDC?: The RGB value is 242, 238, 220: 242 red, 238 green and 220 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #F2EEDC?: The complementary color is #DCE0F2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F2EEDC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.04:1 and white text 1.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.