What color is #F3BD8A?

#F3BD8A is a light, vivid orange, closest to the named color Baba Ganoush. It belongs to the orange family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #F3BD8A?

The RGB value is 243, 189, 138: 243 red, 189 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #F3BD8A?

The complementary color is #8AC0F3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F3BD8A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.46:1 and white text 1.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#F3BD8A color

#F3BD8A rgb(243, 189, 138)

Shades of orange

The hex color #F3BD8A is a light, vivid orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 95.3% red, 74.1% green and 54.1% blue (243, 189, 138).

Its hue angle is 29°, with 81% saturation and 75% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 22% magenta, 43% yellow and 5% black.

The closest named color is Baba Ganoush (#EEBB88), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.46:1).

#F3BD8A color codes

HEX	`#F3BD8A`
RGB	`rgb(243, 189, 138)`
RGB percent	`rgb(95.3%, 74.1%, 54.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(29, 81%, 75%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(29, 43%, 95%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 22%, 43%, 5%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(80.34, 13.06, 33.2)`
CIE LCH	`lch(80.34, 35.68, 68.54)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(59.749, 57.288, 31.95)`
Decimal	`15973770`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #F3BD8A, 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 #F3BD8A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.46:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.69:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F3BD8A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.69:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.46:1	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 #F3BD8A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f3bd8a; }
.text { color: #f3bd8a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f3bd8a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(243 189 138 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f3bd8a, #f3f28a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Burlywood.

Questions

What color is #F3BD8A?: #F3BD8A is a light, vivid orange, closest to the named color Baba Ganoush. It belongs to the orange family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #F3BD8A?: The RGB value is 243, 189, 138: 243 red, 189 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #F3BD8A?: The complementary color is #8AC0F3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F3BD8A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.46:1 and white text 1.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.