What color is #F4EFE2?

#F4EFE2 is a very light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Divine Pleasure. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #F4EFE2?

The RGB value is 244, 239, 226: 244 red, 239 green and 226 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #F4EFE2?

The complementary color is #E2E7F4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F4EFE2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.29:1 and white text 1.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#F4EFE2 color

#F4EFE2 rgb(244, 239, 226)

Shades of beige

The hex color #F4EFE2 is a very light, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 95.7% red, 93.7% green and 88.6% blue (244, 239, 226).

Its hue angle is 43°, with 45% saturation and 92% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 7% yellow and 4% black.

The closest named color is Divine Pleasure (#F4EFE1), a difference of 0.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.29:1).

#F4EFE2 color codes

HEX	`#F4EFE2`
RGB	`rgb(244, 239, 226)`
RGB percent	`rgb(95.7%, 93.7%, 88.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(43, 45%, 92%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(43, 7%, 96%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 7%, 4%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(94.51, -0.53, 6.88)`
CIE LCH	`lch(94.51, 6.9, 94.42)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(81.9, 86.458, 84.31)`
Decimal	`16052194`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #F4EFE2, 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 #F4EFE2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.29:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.15:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F4EFE2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.15:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.29:1	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 #F4EFE2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f4efe2; }
.text { color: #f4efe2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f4efe2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(244 239 226 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f4efe2, #f0f4e2); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Alabaster.

Questions

What color is #F4EFE2?: #F4EFE2 is a very light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Divine Pleasure. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #F4EFE2?: The RGB value is 244, 239, 226: 244 red, 239 green and 226 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #F4EFE2?: The complementary color is #E2E7F4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F4EFE2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.29:1 and white text 1.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.