What color is #F4EDCE?

#F4EDCE is a very light, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Buttered Up. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #F4EDCE?

The RGB value is 244, 237, 206: 244 red, 237 green and 206 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #F4EDCE?

The complementary color is #CED5F4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F4EDCE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.85:1 and white text 1.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#F4EDCE color

#F4EDCE rgb(244, 237, 206)

Shades of beige

The hex color #F4EDCE is a very light, moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 95.7% red, 92.9% green and 80.8% blue (244, 237, 206).

Its hue angle is 49°, with 63% saturation and 88% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 16% yellow and 4% black.

The closest named color is Buttered Up (#F7F0D2), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.85:1).

#F4EDCE color codes

HEX	`#F4EDCE`
RGB	`rgb(244, 237, 206)`
RGB percent	`rgb(95.7%, 92.9%, 80.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(49, 63%, 88%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(49, 16%, 96%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 16%, 4%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(93.56, -2.67, 15.88)`
CIE LCH	`lch(93.56, 16.1, 99.56)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(78.732, 84.259, 70.497)`
Decimal	`16051662`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #F4EDCE, 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 #F4EDCE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.85:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.18:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F4EDCE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.18:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.85:1	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 #F4EDCE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f4edce; }
.text { color: #f4edce; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f4edce; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(244 237 206 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f4edce, #e8f4ce); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cornsilk.

Questions

What color is #F4EDCE?: #F4EDCE is a very light, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Buttered Up. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #F4EDCE?: The RGB value is 244, 237, 206: 244 red, 237 green and 206 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #F4EDCE?: The complementary color is #CED5F4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F4EDCE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.85:1 and white text 1.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.