What color is #F4EDD5?

#F4EDD5 is a very light, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Moonlight. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #F4EDD5?

The RGB value is 244, 237, 213: 244 red, 237 green and 213 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #F4EDD5?

The complementary color is #D5DCF4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F4EDD5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.92:1 and white text 1.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#F4EDD5 color

#F4EDD5 rgb(244, 237, 213)

Shades of beige

The hex color #F4EDD5 is a very light, moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 95.7% red, 92.9% green and 83.5% blue (244, 237, 213).

Its hue angle is 46°, with 58% saturation and 90% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 13% yellow and 4% black.

The closest named color is Moonlight (#F6EED5), a difference of 0.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.92:1).

#F4EDD5 color codes

HEX	`#F4EDD5`
RGB	`rgb(244, 237, 213)`
RGB percent	`rgb(95.7%, 92.9%, 83.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(46, 58%, 90%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(46, 13%, 96%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 13%, 4%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(93.71, -1.6, 12.47)`
CIE LCH	`lch(93.71, 12.57, 97.32)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(79.602, 84.606, 75.075)`
Decimal	`16051669`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #F4EDD5, 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 #F4EDD5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.92:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F4EDD5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.92:1	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 #F4EDD5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f4edd5; }
.text { color: #f4edd5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f4edd5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(244 237 213 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f4edd5, #ecf4d5); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #F4EDD5?: #F4EDD5 is a very light, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Moonlight. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #F4EDD5?: The RGB value is 244, 237, 213: 244 red, 237 green and 213 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #F4EDD5?: The complementary color is #D5DCF4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F4EDD5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.92:1 and white text 1.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.