What color is #FFF0DD?

#FFF0DD is a very light, vivid orange, closest to the named color Award Winning White. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #FFF0DD?

The RGB value is 255, 240, 221: 255 red, 240 green and 221 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #FFF0DD?

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

Is black or white text better on #FFF0DD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.76:1 and white text 1.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#FFF0DD color

#FFF0DD rgb(255, 240, 221)

Shades of beige

The hex color #FFF0DD is a very light, vivid orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 100% red, 94.1% green and 86.7% blue (255, 240, 221).

Its hue angle is 34°, with 100% saturation and 93% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 13% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Award Winning White (#FEF0DE), a difference of 0.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.76:1).

#FFF0DD color codes

HEX	`#FFF0DD`
RGB	`rgb(255, 240, 221)`
RGB percent	`rgb(100%, 94.1%, 86.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(34, 100%, 93%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(34, 13%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 13%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(95.5, 1.98, 10.99)`
CIE LCH	`lch(95.5, 11.17, 79.8)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(85.45, 88.802, 81.032)`
Decimal	`16773341`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #FFF0DD, 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 #FFF0DD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.76:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.12:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FFF0DD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.12:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.76:1	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 #FFF0DD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #fff0dd; }
.text { color: #fff0dd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #fff0dd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(255 240 221 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #fff0dd, #fdffdd); }

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Questions

What color is #FFF0DD?: #FFF0DD is a very light, vivid orange, closest to the named color Award Winning White. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #FFF0DD?: The RGB value is 255, 240, 221: 255 red, 240 green and 221 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #FFF0DD?: The complementary color is #DDECFF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FFF0DD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.76:1 and white text 1.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.