What color is #F4E1CE?

#F4E1CE is a very light, moderate orange, closest to the named color Fondant. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #F4E1CE?

The RGB value is 244, 225, 206: 244 red, 225 green and 206 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #F4E1CE?

The complementary color is #CEE1F4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F4E1CE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.51:1 and white text 1.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#F4E1CE color

#F4E1CE rgb(244, 225, 206)

Shades of beige

The hex color #F4E1CE is a very light, moderate orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 95.7% red, 88.2% green and 80.8% blue (244, 225, 206).

Its hue angle is 30°, with 63% saturation and 88% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 16% yellow and 4% black.

The closest named color is Fondant (#F4E2CF), a difference of 0.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.51:1).

#F4E1CE color codes

HEX	`#F4E1CE`
RGB	`rgb(244, 225, 206)`
RGB percent	`rgb(95.7%, 88.2%, 80.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(30, 63%, 88%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(30, 16%, 96%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 16%, 4%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(90.57, 3.45, 11.64)`
CIE LCH	`lch(90.57, 12.14, 73.49)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(75.373, 77.541, 69.377)`
Decimal	`16048590`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #F4E1CE, 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 #F4E1CE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.51:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.27:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F4E1CE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.27:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.51:1	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 #F4E1CE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f4e1ce; }
.text { color: #f4e1ce; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f4e1ce; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(244 225 206 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f4e1ce, #f4f4ce); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #F4E1CE?: #F4E1CE is a very light, moderate orange, closest to the named color Fondant. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #F4E1CE?: The RGB value is 244, 225, 206: 244 red, 225 green and 206 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #F4E1CE?: The complementary color is #CEE1F4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F4E1CE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.51:1 and white text 1.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.