What color is #F3E5AB?

#F3E5AB is a light, moderate yellow known as Vanilla. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Vanilla?

The RGB value is 243, 229, 171: 243 red, 229 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Vanilla?

The complementary color is #ABB9F3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F3E5AB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.61:1 and white text 1.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Vanilla color: hex code #F3E5AB

#F3E5AB rgb(243, 229, 171)

Shades of beige

Vanilla has the hex code #F3E5AB. It is a light, moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 95.3% red, 89.8% green and 67.1% blue (243, 229, 171).

Its hue angle is 48°, with 75% saturation and 81% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 30% yellow and 5% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.61:1).

Vanilla (#F3E5AB) color codes

HEX	`#F3E5AB`
RGB	`rgb(243, 229, 171)`
RGB percent	`rgb(95.3%, 89.8%, 67.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(48, 75%, 81%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(48, 30%, 95%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 30%, 5%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(90.8, -3.83, 30.07)`
CIE LCH	`lch(90.8, 30.31, 97.27)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(72.333, 78.035, 49.772)`
Decimal	`15984043`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Vanilla, 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 #F3E5AB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.61:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.26:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F3E5AB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.26:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.61:1	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 #F3E5AB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f3e5ab; }
.text { color: #f3e5ab; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f3e5ab; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(243 229 171 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f3e5ab, #ddf3ab); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #F3E5AB on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #F3E5AB?: #F3E5AB is a light, moderate yellow known as Vanilla. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Vanilla?: The RGB value is 243, 229, 171: 243 red, 229 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Vanilla?: The complementary color is #ABB9F3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F3E5AB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.61:1 and white text 1.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.