What color is #F3E2C3?

#F3E2C3 is a very light, moderate orange known as Brooch Ivory. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Brooch Ivory?

The RGB value is 243, 226, 195: 243 red, 226 green and 195 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Brooch Ivory?

The complementary color is #C3D4F3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F3E2C3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.48:1 and white text 1.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Brooch Ivory color: hex code #F3E2C3

#F3E2C3 rgb(243, 226, 195)

Shades of beige

Brooch Ivory has the hex code #F3E2C3. It is a very light, moderate orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 95.3% red, 88.6% green and 76.5% blue (243, 226, 195).

Its hue angle is 39°, with 67% saturation and 86% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 20% yellow and 5% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.48:1).

Brooch Ivory (#F3E2C3) color codes

HEX	`#F3E2C3`
RGB	`rgb(243, 226, 195)`
RGB percent	`rgb(95.3%, 88.6%, 76.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(39, 67%, 86%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(39, 20%, 95%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 20%, 5%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(90.5, 0.94, 17.27)`
CIE LCH	`lch(90.5, 17.29, 86.88)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(74.009, 77.389, 62.658)`
Decimal	`15983299`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Brooch Ivory, 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 #F3E2C3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.48:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.27:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F3E2C3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.27:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.48:1	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 #F3E2C3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f3e2c3; }
.text { color: #f3e2c3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f3e2c3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(243 226 195 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f3e2c3, #ecf3c3); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Champagne.

See #F3E2C3 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #F3E2C3?: #F3E2C3 is a very light, moderate orange known as Brooch Ivory. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Brooch Ivory?: The RGB value is 243, 226, 195: 243 red, 226 green and 195 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Brooch Ivory?: The complementary color is #C3D4F3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F3E2C3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.48:1 and white text 1.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.