#F0E4D0 Color

#F0E4D0 is rgb(240, 228, 208) in RGB, hsl(38, 52%, 88%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 5%, 13%, 6%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Parchment (#F1E9D2), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 2.44. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#F0E4D0

HEX#F0E4D0

RGBrgb(240, 228, 208)

HSLhsl(38, 52%, 88%)

HSVhsv(38, 13%, 94%)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 5%, 13%, 6%)

OKLCHoklch(92.3% 0.03 80.7)

LABlab(91.16% 1.79 11.34)

LCHlch(91.16% 11.48 81.01)

What #F0E4D0 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #F0E4D0, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Parchment#F1E9D2ΔE 2.44 Pearl#EAE0C8ΔE 2.68 Eggshell#F0EAD6ΔE 2.84 Almond#EFDECDΔE 2.84 Antique White#FAEBD7ΔE 2.92 White Chocolate#EDE6D6ΔE 2.97

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every orange in the library.

#F0E4D0 Channel Values

How #F0E4D0 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 240 · G 228 · B 208	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 38° · S 52% · L 88%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 38° · S 13% · V 94%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 0% · M 5% · Y 13% · K 6%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	1.26:1 vs white · 16.71:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #F0E4D0 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text1.26:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

TextBlack text16.71:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #F0E4D0

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #F0E4D0; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base

Complementary

Analogous

Analogous

Triadic

Triadic

Split comp.

Split comp.

Tints & Shades of #F0E4D0

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #F0E4D0.

How #F0E4D0 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#F0E4D0

Protanopia#E6E6D0

Protanomaly#EAE5D0

Deuteranopia#E8E8D0

Deuteranomaly#EBE6D0

Tritanopia#F2E2E2

Tritanomaly#F1E3DB

Achromatopsia#E5E5E5

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #F0E4D0 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-f0e4d0: #F0E4D0;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #F0E4D0;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-f0e4d0': '#F0E4D0' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.941, green: 0.894, blue: 0.816)

Android XML<color name="color_f0e4d0">#F0E4D0</color>

SVG fillfill="#F0E4D0"

More Orange Colors

#F0E4D0 sits in the orange family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

f18e37 f0dec7 f1ddcf f0ba94 f1e7da f0ba93 f28500 f07427 f2c1b0 efdecd f2c3a1 efd9c2 f8b878 fcf1e4 ff6633 ff936b ffb347 ffd3c2 ffe7bd fff5ee bf6136 d68a59 e2af98 e88e5a

#F0E4D0 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #F0E4D0?

#F0E4D0 is a lightest orange — rgb(240, 228, 208) in RGB and hsl(38, 52%, 88%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Parchment (#F1E9D2), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 2.44.

What is the RGB value of #F0E4D0?

#F0E4D0 is rgb(240, 228, 208) — red 240, green 228, and blue 208 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #F0E4D0?

#F0E4D0 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 5%, 13%, 6%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #F0E4D0 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #F0E4D0 scores 1.26:1 against white and 16.71:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #F0E4D0 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #F0E4D0 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is antiquewhite (#FAEBD7) at a CIE76 distance of 2.92, which is very hard to tell apart.

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