What color is #F3C090?

#F3C090 is a light, vivid orange known as Dusty Boots. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Dusty Boots?

The RGB value is 243, 192, 144: 243 red, 192 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Dusty Boots?

The complementary color is #90C3F3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F3C090?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.75:1 and white text 1.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Dusty Boots color: hex code #F3C090

#F3C090 rgb(243, 192, 144)

Shades of beige

Dusty Boots has the hex code #F3C090. It is a light, vivid orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 95.3% red, 75.3% green and 56.5% blue (243, 192, 144).

Its hue angle is 29°, with 80% saturation and 76% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 21% magenta, 41% yellow and 5% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.75:1).

Dusty Boots (#F3C090) color codes

HEX	`#F3C090`
RGB	`rgb(243, 192, 144)`
RGB percent	`rgb(95.3%, 75.3%, 56.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(29, 80%, 76%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(29, 41%, 95%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 21%, 41%, 5%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(81.17, 12.11, 31.15)`
CIE LCH	`lch(81.17, 33.43, 68.75)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(60.848, 58.771, 34.519)`
Decimal	`15974544`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Dusty Boots, 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 #F3C090	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.75:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.65:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F3C090 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.65:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.75:1	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 #F3C090 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f3c090; }
.text { color: #f3c090; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f3c090; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(243 192 144 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f3c090, #f3f290); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Burlywood.

See #F3C090 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #F3C090?: #F3C090 is a light, vivid orange known as Dusty Boots. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Dusty Boots?: The RGB value is 243, 192, 144: 243 red, 192 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Dusty Boots?: The complementary color is #90C3F3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F3C090?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.75:1 and white text 1.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.