What color is #F3BE0C?

#F3BE0C is a vivid yellow, closest to the named color Goldfinger. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #F3BE0C?

The RGB value is 243, 190, 12: 243 red, 190 green and 12 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #F3BE0C?

The complementary color is #0C41F3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F3BE0C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.18:1 and white text 1.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#F3BE0C color

#F3BE0C rgb(243, 190, 12)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #F3BE0C is a vivid yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 95.3% red, 74.5% green and 4.7% blue (243, 190, 12).

Its hue angle is 46°, with 91% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 22% magenta, 95% yellow and 5% black.

The closest named color is Goldfinger (#EEBB11), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.18:1).

#F3BE0C color codes

HEX	`#F3BE0C`
RGB	`rgb(243, 190, 12)`
RGB percent	`rgb(95.3%, 74.5%, 4.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(46, 91%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(46, 95%, 95%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 22%, 95%, 5%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(79.56, 5.87, 80.24)`
CIE LCH	`lch(79.56, 80.45, 85.82)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(55.446, 55.912, 8.22)`
Decimal	`15973900`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #F3BE0C, 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 #F3BE0C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.18:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.72:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F3BE0C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.72:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.18:1	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 #F3BE0C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f3be0c; }
.text { color: #f3be0c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f3be0c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(243 190 12 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f3be0c, #b5f30c); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #F3BE0C?: #F3BE0C is a vivid yellow, closest to the named color Goldfinger. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #F3BE0C?: The RGB value is 243, 190, 12: 243 red, 190 green and 12 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #F3BE0C?: The complementary color is #0C41F3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F3BE0C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.18:1 and white text 1.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.