What color is #F3E4B3?

#F3E4B3 is a very light, moderate yellow known as Meringue. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Meringue?

The RGB value is 243, 228, 179: 243 red, 228 green and 179 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Meringue?

The complementary color is #B3C2F3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F3E4B3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.56:1 and white text 1.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Meringue color: hex code #F3E4B3

#F3E4B3 rgb(243, 228, 179)

Shades of beige

Meringue has the hex code #F3E4B3. It is a very light, moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 95.3% red, 89.4% green and 70.2% blue (243, 228, 179).

Its hue angle is 46°, with 73% saturation and 83% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 26% yellow and 5% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.56:1).

Meringue (#F3E4B3) color codes

HEX	`#F3E4B3`
RGB	`rgb(243, 228, 179)`
RGB percent	`rgb(95.3%, 89.4%, 70.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(46, 73%, 83%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(46, 26%, 95%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 26%, 5%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(90.69, -2.3, 25.81)`
CIE LCH	`lch(90.69, 25.91, 95.08)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(72.843, 77.798, 53.818)`
Decimal	`15983795`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Meringue, 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 #F3E4B3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.56:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.27:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F3E4B3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.27:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.56:1	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 #F3E4B3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f3e4b3; }
.text { color: #f3e4b3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f3e4b3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(243 228 179 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f3e4b3, #e2f3b3); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Vanilla.

See #F3E4B3 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #F3E4B3?: #F3E4B3 is a very light, moderate yellow known as Meringue. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Meringue?: The RGB value is 243, 228, 179: 243 red, 228 green and 179 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Meringue?: The complementary color is #B3C2F3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F3E4B3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.56:1 and white text 1.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.