Palettes / Colors / #F0EEEA
#F0EEEA — Pale Dusty Brown
#F0EEEA is a brown color we call Pale Dusty Brown, closest to the named color WhiteSmoke (#F5F5F5). It belongs to the brown family.
#F0EEEA is a warm brown color associated with earthiness, stability and comfort. It is light enough to work as a background or base color, with darker text on top.
Its strongest partner is its complement #EAECF0; it also sits naturally between #F0EBEA and #EFF0EA. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #F0EEEA |
|---|---|
| RGB | 240, 238, 234 |
| HSL | 40°, 17%, 93% |
| HSV | 40°, 3%, 94% |
| CMYK | 0%, 1%, 3%, 6% |
| XYZ | 81.36, 85.61, 90.08 |
| Yxy | 85.61, 0.3165, 0.3331 |
| CIE-Lab | 94.15, -0.03, 2.16 |
| Hunter Lab | 92.53, -0.03, 2.09 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 94% · Green 93% · Blue 92%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 1% · Yellow 3% · Key 6%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #F0EEEA
.text { color: #F0EEEA; }
.background { background-color: #F0EEEA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #F0EEEA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(240, 238, 234); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(40, 17%, 93%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #F0EEEA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(240, 238, 234, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #F0EEEA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(240, 238, 234, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#F0EEEA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#F0EEEA">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #EAECF0:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.16:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 18.12:1 AAA |
Best text color on #F0EEEA: #000000.
How #F0EEEA looks with color blindness
Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:
Closest design-system colors
The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:
Palettes with a similar color
These palettes use a close neighbour of #F0EEEA rather than the exact color:
Similar colors
The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:
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Frequently asked questions
What color is #F0EEEA?
#F0EEEA is Pale Dusty Brown, a brown color (RGB 240, 238, 234). Its closest standard named color is WhiteSmoke.
What is the RGB and HSL of #F0EEEA?
#F0EEEA is RGB 240, 238, 234 — HSL 40°, 17%, 93% — CMYK 0%, 1%, 3%, 6%.
What colors go with #F0EEEA?
Its complement is #EAECF0; analogous partners are #F0EBEA and #EFF0EA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #F0EEEA for text?
Black text on #F0EEEA has a contrast ratio of 18.12:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.16:1.