Beige

#f3f4e2

Hex, rgb, cmyk and Pantone values for beige, with shades, tints, matching colors and free print quality patterns.

This is Beige, a soft yellow at 63 degrees. Yellows like this read optimistic and energetic. Pair it with dark neutrals so it stays legible, or with violet for a high energy scheme.

Beige color values

Every conversion for #f3f4e2, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#f3f4e2
RGB243, 244, 226
HSL63, 45%, 92%
HSV63, 7%, 96%
CMYK0%, 0%, 7%, 4%
Lab95.68, -3.4, 8.55
XYZ83.04, 89.25, 84.8
Decimal15987938
Web safe#ffffcc
Pantone621 C
Pantone621 CHex#f3f4e2Rgb243 244 226Cmyk0 0 7 4Lab96 -3 9Darker#c8cd7aDeep#dee0aeLighter#f5f6ea

Shades of beige

Tints of beige

Colors that go with beige

Beige in print

It is pale enough that on uncoated stock it can read even lighter than on screen. The cmyk build is 0, 0, 7, 4.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #f3f4e2 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C
0 0 7 4
Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.
Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U
4 4 10 10
The stock absorbs ink and gains dot, so it needs a heavier build and reads a touch softer.

This color converts to cmyk comfortably and should hold on press.

See how it converts in the rgb to cmyk converter, or readrgb vs cmyk for print andwhat the k in cmyk means.

Beige in css

Copy #f3f4e2 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #f3f4e2; }
.text { color: #f3f4e2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f3f4e2; }

How beige looks on light and dark

Beige and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #f3f4e2 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Textwhite text on this color
1.11:1
AAfail · AA largefail · AAAfail
Textblack text on this color
18.85:1
AApass · AA largepass · AAApass

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #f3f4e2 against any other color, not just black and white, run the pair through ourcontrast checker for a live WCAG reading.

Beige on a business card, sticker and pattern

A quick look at how #f3f4e2 sits on real print products. Start any of these in the maker.

Your nameFounderhello@brand.comBusiness card
Sticker
Repeat pattern

Building a full palette around beige? Pull matching colors from any photo with thecolor palette generator, or check a design for print with thergb to cmyk converter.

Turn beige into a seamless pattern

Four patterns built from #f3f4e2 and its shades, free at print quality. Click any one to keep editing in the pattern maker.

Make posters, wallpaper and packaging art from beige, free and print ready.

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How we calculate these values

Here is how the numbers for #f3f4e2 are worked out. The rgb, hsl, hsv, cie-lab and xyz values follow the standard conversions from the sRGB color space. Two cmyk builds are shown because coated and uncoated papers behave differently, uncoated soaks up ink and needs more of it to hit the same target. The Pantone figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.