What color is #F4EFD7?

#F4EFD7 is a very light, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Lotus Flower. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #F4EFD7?

The RGB value is 244, 239, 215: 244 red, 239 green and 215 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #F4EFD7?

The complementary color is #D7DCF4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F4EFD7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.17:1 and white text 1.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#F4EFD7 color

#F4EFD7 rgb(244, 239, 215)

Shades of beige

The hex color #F4EFD7 is a very light, moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 95.7% red, 93.7% green and 84.3% blue (244, 239, 215).

Its hue angle is 50°, with 57% saturation and 90% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 12% yellow and 4% black.

The closest named color is Lotus Flower (#F4F0DA), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.17:1).

#F4EFD7 color codes

HEX	`#F4EFD7`
RGB	`rgb(244, 239, 215)`
RGB percent	`rgb(95.7%, 93.7%, 84.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(50, 57%, 90%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(50, 12%, 96%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 12%, 4%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(94.26, -2.3, 12.21)`
CIE LCH	`lch(94.26, 12.43, 100.68)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(80.439, 85.873, 76.614)`
Decimal	`16052183`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #F4EFD7, 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 #F4EFD7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.17:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F4EFD7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.17:1	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 #F4EFD7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f4efd7; }
.text { color: #f4efd7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f4efd7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(244 239 215 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f4efd7, #ebf4d7); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggshell.

Questions

What color is #F4EFD7?: #F4EFD7 is a very light, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Lotus Flower. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #F4EFD7?: The RGB value is 244, 239, 215: 244 red, 239 green and 215 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #F4EFD7?: The complementary color is #D7DCF4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F4EFD7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.17:1 and white text 1.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.