What color is #F3E7B4?

#F3E7B4 is a very light, moderate yellow known as Crème de la Crème. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Crème de la Crème?

The RGB value is 243, 231, 180: 243 red, 231 green and 180 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Crème de la Crème?

The complementary color is #B4C0F3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F3E7B4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.9:1 and white text 1.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Crème de la Crème color: hex code #F3E7B4

#F3E7B4 rgb(243, 231, 180)

Shades of beige

Crème de la Crème has the hex code #F3E7B4. It is a very light, moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 95.3% red, 90.6% green and 70.6% blue (243, 231, 180).

Its hue angle is 49°, with 72% saturation and 83% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 26% yellow and 5% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.9:1).

Crème de la Crème (#F3E7B4) color codes

HEX	`#F3E7B4`
RGB	`rgb(243, 231, 180)`
RGB percent	`rgb(95.3%, 90.6%, 70.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(49, 72%, 83%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(49, 26%, 95%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 26%, 5%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(91.46, -3.68, 26.36)`
CIE LCH	`lch(91.46, 26.61, 97.96)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(73.777, 79.503, 54.63)`
Decimal	`15984564`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Crème de la Crème, 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 #F3E7B4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.9:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.24:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F3E7B4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.24:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.9:1	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 #F3E7B4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f3e7b4; }
.text { color: #f3e7b4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f3e7b4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(243 231 180 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f3e7b4, #e0f3b4); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #F3E7B4 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #F3E7B4?: #F3E7B4 is a very light, moderate yellow known as Crème de la Crème. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Crème de la Crème?: The RGB value is 243, 231, 180: 243 red, 231 green and 180 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Crème de la Crème?: The complementary color is #B4C0F3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F3E7B4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.9:1 and white text 1.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.