What color is #F3D506?

#F3D506 is a vivid yellow, closest to the named color Under the Sun. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #F3D506?

The RGB value is 243, 213, 6: 243 red, 213 green and 6 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #F3D506?

The complementary color is #0624F3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F3D506?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.33:1 and white text 1.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#F3D506 color

#F3D506 rgb(243, 213, 6)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #F3D506 is a vivid yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 95.3% red, 83.5% green and 2.4% blue (243, 213, 6).

Its hue angle is 52°, with 95% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 98% yellow and 5% black.

The closest named color is Under the Sun (#EFD100), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.33:1).

#F3D506 color codes

HEX	`#F3D506`
RGB	`rgb(243, 213, 6)`
RGB percent	`rgb(95.3%, 83.5%, 2.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(52, 95%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(52, 98%, 95%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 12%, 98%, 5%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(85.33, -5.98, 84.97)`
CIE LCH	`lch(85.33, 85.18, 94.02)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(60.793, 66.66, 9.837)`
Decimal	`15979782`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #F3D506, 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 #F3D506	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.33:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.47:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F3D506 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.47:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.33:1	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 #F3D506 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f3d506; }
.text { color: #f3d506; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f3d506; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(243 213 6 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f3d506, #9bf306); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gold.

Questions

What color is #F3D506?: #F3D506 is a vivid yellow, closest to the named color Under the Sun. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #F3D506?: The RGB value is 243, 213, 6: 243 red, 213 green and 6 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #F3D506?: The complementary color is #0624F3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F3D506?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.33:1 and white text 1.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.