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#F0E3CD Ancient Scroll

#F0E3CD is a very light gray named Ancient Scroll. In the RGB color model it is made of 94.1% red, 89.0% green and 80.4% blue (rgb(240, 227, 205)). Its HSL value is 38° hue, 54% saturation and 87% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 15% yellow and 6% black. #F0E3CD is a neutral color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 16.57:1.

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Variations of #F0E3CD

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#F0E3CD color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#F0E3CD for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #F0E3CD appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 98% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #ECE6CE
  • Protanopia 98% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #E9E2CC
  • Protanomaly 99% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #EBE3CC
  • Deuteranopia 98% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #ECE6CE
  • Deuteranomaly 99% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #EDE5CD
  • Tritanopia 94% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #F7DFDD
  • Tritanomaly 97% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #F2E1D4
  • Achromatopsia 93% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #E4E4E4
  • Achromatomaly 95% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #E7E4DF

#F0E3CD contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.27:1 Very poor#F0E3CD text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
16.57:1 Super#F0E3CD text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#F0E3CD in CSS

/* Ancient Scroll */
.color { color: #F0E3CD; }
.background { background-color: #F0E3CD; }
.border { border: 1px solid #F0E3CD; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(240 227 205);
color: hsl(38 54% 87%);
color: oklch(0.920 0.032 81.0);

#F0E3CD FAQ

What color is #F0E3CD?

#F0E3CD is a very light gray. Its closest named color is Ancient Scroll. It belongs to the gray color family and is a neutral color.

What is the RGB value of #F0E3CD?

#F0E3CD is rgb(240, 227, 205) in RGB, hsl(38, 54%, 87%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 5%, 15%, 6%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #F0E3CD?

The complementary color of #F0E3CD is #CDDAF0, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #F0E3CD?

Black text has the best contrast on #F0E3CD: 16.57:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #F0E3CD a warm or cool color?

#F0E3CD is a neutral color.