What color is #F3C435?

#F3C435 is a vivid yellow, closest to the named color Saffron. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #F3C435?

The RGB value is 243, 196, 53: 243 red, 196 green and 53 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #F3C435?

The complementary color is #3564F3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F3C435?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.76:1 and white text 1.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#F3C435 color

#F3C435 rgb(243, 196, 53)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #F3C435 is a vivid yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 95.3% red, 76.9% green and 20.8% blue (243, 196, 53).

Its hue angle is 45°, with 89% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 19% magenta, 78% yellow and 5% black.

The closest named color is Saffron (#F4C430), a difference of 0.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.76:1).

#F3C435 color codes

HEX	`#F3C435`
RGB	`rgb(243, 196, 53)`
RGB percent	`rgb(95.3%, 76.9%, 20.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(45, 89%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(45, 78%, 95%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 19%, 78%, 5%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(81.18, 3.63, 72.48)`
CIE LCH	`lch(81.18, 72.57, 87.13)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(57.348, 58.795, 11.696)`
Decimal	`15975477`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #F3C435, 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 #F3C435	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.76:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.65:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F3C435 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.65:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.76:1	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 #F3C435 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f3c435; }
.text { color: #f3c435; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f3c435; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(243 196 53 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f3c435, #c3f335); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #F3C435?: #F3C435 is a vivid yellow, closest to the named color Saffron. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #F3C435?: The RGB value is 243, 196, 53: 243 red, 196 green and 53 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #F3C435?: The complementary color is #3564F3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F3C435?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.76:1 and white text 1.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.