What color is #F3D48B?

#F3D48B is a light, vivid orange known as Sprouted. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Sprouted?

The RGB value is 243, 212, 139: 243 red, 212 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Sprouted?

The complementary color is #8BAAF3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F3D48B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.6:1 and white text 1.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Sprouted color: hex code #F3D48B

#F3D48B rgb(243, 212, 139)

Shades of yellow

Sprouted has the hex code #F3D48B. It is a light, vivid orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 95.3% red, 83.1% green and 54.5% blue (243, 212, 139).

Its hue angle is 42°, with 81% saturation and 75% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 43% yellow and 5% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.6:1).

Sprouted (#F3D48B) color codes

HEX	`#F3D48B`
RGB	`rgb(243, 212, 139)`
RGB percent	`rgb(95.3%, 83.1%, 54.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(42, 81%, 75%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(42, 43%, 95%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 13%, 43%, 5%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(86.01, 1.19, 40.04)`
CIE LCH	`lch(86.01, 40.06, 88.29)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(65.168, 68.008, 34.115)`
Decimal	`15979659`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Sprouted, 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 #F3D48B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.6:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.44:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F3D48B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.44:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.6:1	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 #F3D48B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f3d48b; }
.text { color: #f3d48b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f3d48b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(243 212 139 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f3d48b, #def38b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Caramel.

See #F3D48B on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #F3D48B?: #F3D48B is a light, vivid orange known as Sprouted. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Sprouted?: The RGB value is 243, 212, 139: 243 red, 212 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Sprouted?: The complementary color is #8BAAF3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F3D48B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.6:1 and white text 1.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.