What color is #F3D35C?

#F3D35C is a light, vivid yellow, closest to the named color Sorreno Lemon. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #F3D35C?

The RGB value is 243, 211, 92: 243 red, 211 green and 92 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #F3D35C?

The complementary color is #5C7CF3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F3D35C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.28:1 and white text 1.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#F3D35C color

#F3D35C rgb(243, 211, 92)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #F3D35C is a light, vivid yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 95.3% red, 82.7% green and 36.1% blue (243, 211, 92).

Its hue angle is 47°, with 86% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 62% yellow and 5% black.

The closest named color is Sorreno Lemon (#F1D058), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.28:1).

#F3D35C color codes

HEX	`#F3D35C`
RGB	`rgb(243, 211, 92)`
RGB percent	`rgb(95.3%, 82.7%, 36.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(47, 86%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(47, 62%, 95%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 13%, 62%, 5%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(85.21, -2.17, 61.44)`
CIE LCH	`lch(85.21, 61.48, 92.02)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(62.191, 66.419, 19.668)`
Decimal	`15979356`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #F3D35C, 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 #F3D35C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.28:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.47:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F3D35C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.47:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.28:1	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 #F3D35C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f3d35c; }
.text { color: #f3d35c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f3d35c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(243 211 92 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f3d35c, #c7f35c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mustard.

Questions

What color is #F3D35C?: #F3D35C is a light, vivid yellow, closest to the named color Sorreno Lemon. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #F3D35C?: The RGB value is 243, 211, 92: 243 red, 211 green and 92 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #F3D35C?: The complementary color is #5C7CF3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F3D35C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.28:1 and white text 1.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.