What color is #F3F0DA?

#F3F0DA is a very light, moderate yellow known as Washed Canvas. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Washed Canvas?

The RGB value is 243, 240, 218: 243 red, 240 green and 218 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Washed Canvas?

The complementary color is #DADDF3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F3F0DA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.29:1 and white text 1.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Washed Canvas color: hex code #F3F0DA

#F3F0DA rgb(243, 240, 218)

Shades of beige

Washed Canvas has the hex code #F3F0DA. It is a very light, moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 95.3% red, 94.1% green and 85.5% blue (243, 240, 218).

Its hue angle is 53°, with 51% saturation and 90% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 10% yellow and 5% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.29:1).

Washed Canvas (#F3F0DA) color codes

HEX	`#F3F0DA`
RGB	`rgb(243, 240, 218)`
RGB percent	`rgb(95.3%, 94.1%, 85.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(53, 51%, 90%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(53, 10%, 95%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 10%, 5%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(94.5, -2.68, 10.99)`
CIE LCH	`lch(94.5, 11.32, 103.71)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(80.776, 86.437, 78.745)`
Decimal	`15986906`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Washed Canvas, 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 #F3F0DA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.29:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.15:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F3F0DA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.15:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.29:1	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 #F3F0DA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f3f0da; }
.text { color: #f3f0da; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f3f0da; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(243 240 218 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f3f0da, #e9f3da); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Beige.

See #F3F0DA on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #F3F0DA?: #F3F0DA is a very light, moderate yellow known as Washed Canvas. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Washed Canvas?: The RGB value is 243, 240, 218: 243 red, 240 green and 218 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Washed Canvas?: The complementary color is #DADDF3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F3F0DA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.29:1 and white text 1.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.