What color is #F4E4DC?

#F4E4DC is a very light, moderate orange, closest to the named color Cracked Shell. It belongs to the orange family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #F4E4DC?

The RGB value is 244, 228, 220: 244 red, 228 green and 220 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #F4E4DC?

The complementary color is #DCECF4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F4E4DC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.98:1 and white text 1.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#F4E4DC color

#F4E4DC rgb(244, 228, 220)

Shades of orange

The hex color #F4E4DC is a very light, moderate orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 95.7% red, 89.4% green and 86.3% blue (244, 228, 220).

Its hue angle is 20°, with 52% saturation and 91% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 10% yellow and 4% black.

The closest named color is Cracked Shell (#F3E4DC), a difference of 0.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.98:1).

#F4E4DC color codes

HEX	`#F4E4DC`
RGB	`rgb(244, 228, 220)`
RGB percent	`rgb(95.7%, 89.4%, 86.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(20, 52%, 91%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(20, 10%, 96%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 10%, 4%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(91.63, 4.11, 5.85)`
CIE LCH	`lch(91.63, 7.15, 54.91)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(77.969, 79.888, 79.009)`
Decimal	`16049372`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #F4E4DC, 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 #F4E4DC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.98:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.24:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F4E4DC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.24:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.98:1	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 #F4E4DC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f4e4dc; }
.text { color: #f4e4dc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f4e4dc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(244 228 220 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f4e4dc, #f4f0dc); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Linen.

Questions

What color is #F4E4DC?: #F4E4DC is a very light, moderate orange, closest to the named color Cracked Shell. It belongs to the orange family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #F4E4DC?: The RGB value is 244, 228, 220: 244 red, 228 green and 220 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #F4E4DC?: The complementary color is #DCECF4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F4E4DC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.98:1 and white text 1.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.