What color is #F4EFDF?

#F4EFDF is a very light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Bianca. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #F4EFDF?

The RGB value is 244, 239, 223: 244 red, 239 green and 223 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #F4EFDF?

The complementary color is #DFE4F4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F4EFDF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.26:1 and white text 1.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#F4EFDF color

#F4EFDF rgb(244, 239, 223)

Shades of beige

The hex color #F4EFDF is a very light, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 95.7% red, 93.7% green and 87.5% blue (244, 239, 223).

Its hue angle is 46°, with 49% saturation and 92% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 9% yellow and 4% black.

The closest named color is Bianca (#F4EFE0), a difference of 0.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.26:1).

#F4EFDF color codes

HEX	`#F4EFDF`
RGB	`rgb(244, 239, 223)`
RGB percent	`rgb(95.7%, 93.7%, 87.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(46, 49%, 92%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(46, 9%, 96%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 9%, 4%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(94.44, -1.02, 8.33)`
CIE LCH	`lch(94.44, 8.39, 97)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(81.492, 86.294, 82.161)`
Decimal	`16052191`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #F4EFDF, 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 #F4EFDF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.26:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.15:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F4EFDF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.15:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.26:1	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 #F4EFDF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f4efdf; }
.text { color: #f4efdf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f4efdf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(244 239 223 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f4efdf, #eff4df); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggshell.

Questions

What color is #F4EFDF?: #F4EFDF is a very light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Bianca. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #F4EFDF?: The RGB value is 244, 239, 223: 244 red, 239 green and 223 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #F4EFDF?: The complementary color is #DFE4F4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F4EFDF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.26:1 and white text 1.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.