What color is #F3EFCD?

#F3EFCD is a very light, moderate yellow known as Clotted Cream. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Clotted Cream?

The RGB value is 243, 239, 205: 243 red, 239 green and 205 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Clotted Cream?

The complementary color is #CDD1F3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F3EFCD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.04:1 and white text 1.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Clotted Cream color: hex code #F3EFCD

#F3EFCD rgb(243, 239, 205)

Shades of beige

Clotted Cream has the hex code #F3EFCD. It is a very light, moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 95.3% red, 93.7% green and 80.4% blue (243, 239, 205).

Its hue angle is 54°, with 61% saturation and 88% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 16% yellow and 5% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.04:1).

Clotted Cream (#F3EFCD) color codes

HEX	`#F3EFCD`
RGB	`rgb(243, 239, 205)`
RGB percent	`rgb(95.3%, 93.7%, 80.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(54, 61%, 88%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(54, 16%, 95%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 16%, 5%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(93.97, -4.19, 16.96)`
CIE LCH	`lch(93.97, 17.47, 103.89)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(78.847, 85.196, 70.037)`
Decimal	`15986637`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Clotted Cream, 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 #F3EFCD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.04:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F3EFCD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.04:1	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 #F3EFCD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f3efcd; }
.text { color: #f3efcd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f3efcd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(243 239 205 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f3efcd, #e4f3cd); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Goldenrod Yellow.

See #F3EFCD on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #F3EFCD?: #F3EFCD is a very light, moderate yellow known as Clotted Cream. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Clotted Cream?: The RGB value is 243, 239, 205: 243 red, 239 green and 205 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Clotted Cream?: The complementary color is #CDD1F3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F3EFCD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.04:1 and white text 1.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.