What color is #F3DD51?

#F3DD51 is a light, vivid yellow known as Minions. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Minions?

The RGB value is 243, 221, 81: 243 red, 221 green and 81 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Minions?

The complementary color is #5167F3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F3DD51?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.27:1 and white text 1.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Minions color: hex code #F3DD51

#F3DD51 rgb(243, 221, 81)

Shades of yellow

Minions has the hex code #F3DD51. It is a light, vivid yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 95.3% red, 86.7% green and 31.8% blue (243, 221, 81).

Its hue angle is 52°, with 87% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 67% yellow and 5% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.27:1).

Minions (#F3DD51) color codes

HEX	`#F3DD51`
RGB	`rgb(243, 221, 81)`
RGB percent	`rgb(95.3%, 86.7%, 31.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(52, 87%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(52, 67%, 95%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 67%, 5%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(87.66, -7.87, 68.62)`
CIE LCH	`lch(87.66, 69.07, 96.55)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(64.307, 71.365, 18.17)`
Decimal	`15981905`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Minions, 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 #F3DD51	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.27:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.38:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F3DD51 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.38:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.27:1	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 #F3DD51 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f3dd51; }
.text { color: #f3dd51; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f3dd51; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(243 221 81 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f3dd51, #b8f351); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dandelion.

See #F3DD51 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #F3DD51?: #F3DD51 is a light, vivid yellow known as Minions. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Minions?: The RGB value is 243, 221, 81: 243 red, 221 green and 81 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Minions?: The complementary color is #5167F3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F3DD51?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.27:1 and white text 1.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.