What color is #FFF0C8?

#FFF0C8 is a very light, vivid orange, closest to the named color Vanilla Cake. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #FFF0C8?

The RGB value is 255, 240, 200: 255 red, 240 green and 200 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #FFF0C8?

The complementary color is #C8D7FF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FFF0C8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.55:1 and white text 1.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#FFF0C8 color

#FFF0C8 rgb(255, 240, 200)

Shades of beige

The hex color #FFF0C8 is a very light, vivid orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 100% red, 94.1% green and 78.4% blue (255, 240, 200).

Its hue angle is 44°, with 100% saturation and 89% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 22% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Vanilla Cake (#FCF0CA), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.55:1).

#FFF0C8 color codes

HEX	`#FFF0C8`
RGB	`rgb(255, 240, 200)`
RGB percent	`rgb(100%, 94.1%, 78.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(44, 100%, 89%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(44, 22%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 22%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(95.06, -1.11, 21.19)`
CIE LCH	`lch(95.06, 21.22, 93.01)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(82.825, 87.752, 67.207)`
Decimal	`16773320`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #FFF0C8, 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 #FFF0C8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.55:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.13:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FFF0C8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.13:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.55:1	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 #FFF0C8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #fff0c8; }
.text { color: #fff0c8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #fff0c8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(255 240 200 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #fff0c8, #f3ffc8); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Peach.

Questions

What color is #FFF0C8?: #FFF0C8 is a very light, vivid orange, closest to the named color Vanilla Cake. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #FFF0C8?: The RGB value is 255, 240, 200: 255 red, 240 green and 200 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #FFF0C8?: The complementary color is #C8D7FF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FFF0C8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.55:1 and white text 1.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.