What color is #F2F1DA?

#F2F1DA is a very light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Washed Canvas. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #F2F1DA?

The RGB value is 242, 241, 218: 242 red, 241 green and 218 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #F2F1DA?

The complementary color is #DADBF2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F2F1DA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.37:1 and white text 1.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#F2F1DA color

#F2F1DA rgb(242, 241, 218)

Shades of beige

The hex color #F2F1DA is a very light, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 94.9% red, 94.5% green and 85.5% blue (242, 241, 218).

Its hue angle is 58°, with 48% saturation and 90% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 5% black.

The closest named color is Washed Canvas (#F3F0DA), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.37:1).

#F2F1DA color codes

HEX	`#F2F1DA`
RGB	`rgb(242, 241, 218)`
RGB percent	`rgb(94.9%, 94.5%, 85.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(58, 48%, 90%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(58, 10%, 95%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 10%, 5%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(94.67, -3.54, 11.23)`
CIE LCH	`lch(94.67, 11.78, 107.47)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(80.727, 86.85, 78.827)`
Decimal	`15921626`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #F2F1DA, 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 #F2F1DA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.37:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.14:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F2F1DA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.14:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.37:1	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 #F2F1DA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f2f1da; }
.text { color: #f2f1da; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f2f1da; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(242 241 218 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f2f1da, #e7f2da); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Questions

What color is #F2F1DA?: #F2F1DA is a very light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Washed Canvas. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #F2F1DA?: The RGB value is 242, 241, 218: 242 red, 241 green and 218 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #F2F1DA?: The complementary color is #DADBF2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F2F1DA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.37:1 and white text 1.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.