What color is #F3E9D9?

#F3E9D9 is a very light, moderate orange known as A Smell of Bakery. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of A Smell of Bakery?

The RGB value is 243, 233, 217: 243 red, 233 green and 217 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of A Smell of Bakery?

The complementary color is #D9E3F3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F3E9D9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.47:1 and white text 1.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

A Smell of Bakery color: hex code #F3E9D9

#F3E9D9 rgb(243, 233, 217)

Shades of beige

A Smell of Bakery has the hex code #F3E9D9. It is a very light, moderate orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 95.3% red, 91.4% green and 85.1% blue (243, 233, 217).

Its hue angle is 37°, with 52% saturation and 90% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 11% yellow and 5% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.47:1).

A Smell of Bakery (#F3E9D9) color codes

HEX	`#F3E9D9`
RGB	`rgb(243, 233, 217)`
RGB percent	`rgb(95.3%, 91.4%, 85.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(37, 52%, 90%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(37, 11%, 95%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 11%, 5%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(92.73, 0.72, 8.98)`
CIE LCH	`lch(92.73, 9.01, 85.44)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(78.624, 82.343, 77.384)`
Decimal	`15985113`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with A Smell of Bakery, 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 #F3E9D9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.47:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F3E9D9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.47:1	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 #F3E9D9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f3e9d9; }
.text { color: #f3e9d9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f3e9d9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(243 233 217 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f3e9d9, #f0f3d9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Antique White.

See #F3E9D9 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #F3E9D9?: #F3E9D9 is a very light, moderate orange known as A Smell of Bakery. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of A Smell of Bakery?: The RGB value is 243, 233, 217: 243 red, 233 green and 217 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of A Smell of Bakery?: The complementary color is #D9E3F3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F3E9D9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.47:1 and white text 1.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.