What color is #F4F2E4?

#F4F2E4 is a very light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Dear Reader. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #F4F2E4?

The RGB value is 244, 242, 228: 244 red, 242 green and 228 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #F4F2E4?

The complementary color is #E4E6F4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F4F2E4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.67:1 and white text 1.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#F4F2E4 color

#F4F2E4 rgb(244, 242, 228)

Shades of beige

The hex color #F4F2E4 is a very light, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 95.7% red, 94.9% green and 89.4% blue (244, 242, 228).

Its hue angle is 52°, with 42% saturation and 93% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 7% yellow and 4% black.

The closest named color is Dear Reader (#F5F3E6), a difference of 0.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.67:1).

#F4F2E4 color codes

HEX	`#F4F2E4`
RGB	`rgb(244, 242, 228)`
RGB percent	`rgb(95.7%, 94.9%, 89.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(52, 42%, 93%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(52, 7%, 96%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 7%, 4%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(95.3, -1.72, 6.99)`
CIE LCH	`lch(95.3, 7.2, 103.86)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(83.062, 88.339, 86.059)`
Decimal	`16052964`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #F4F2E4, 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 #F4F2E4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.67:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.12:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F4F2E4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.12:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.67:1	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 #F4F2E4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f4f2e4; }
.text { color: #f4f2e4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f4f2e4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(244 242 228 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f4f2e4, #eef4e4); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Alabaster.

Questions

What color is #F4F2E4?: #F4F2E4 is a very light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Dear Reader. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #F4F2E4?: The RGB value is 244, 242, 228: 244 red, 242 green and 228 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #F4F2E4?: The complementary color is #E4E6F4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F4F2E4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.67:1 and white text 1.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.