What color is #F3D553?

#F3D553 is a light, vivid yellow, closest to the named color Lemon Zest. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #F3D553?

The RGB value is 243, 213, 83: 243 red, 213 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #F3D553?

The complementary color is #5371F3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F3D553?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.45:1 and white text 1.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#F3D553 color

#F3D553 rgb(243, 213, 83)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #F3D553 is a light, vivid yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 95.3% red, 83.5% green and 32.5% blue (243, 213, 83).

Its hue angle is 49°, with 87% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 66% yellow and 5% black.

The closest named color is Lemon Zest (#F9D857), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.45:1).

#F3D553 color codes

HEX	`#F3D553`
RGB	`rgb(243, 213, 83)`
RGB percent	`rgb(95.3%, 83.5%, 32.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(49, 87%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(49, 66%, 95%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 12%, 66%, 5%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(85.64, -3.73, 65.71)`
CIE LCH	`lch(85.64, 65.82, 93.25)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(62.321, 67.271, 17.884)`
Decimal	`15979859`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #F3D553, 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 #F3D553	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.45:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.45:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F3D553 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.45:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.45:1	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 #F3D553 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f3d553; }
.text { color: #f3d553; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f3d553; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(243 213 83 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f3d553, #c1f353); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mustard.

Questions

What color is #F3D553?: #F3D553 is a light, vivid yellow, closest to the named color Lemon Zest. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #F3D553?: The RGB value is 243, 213, 83: 243 red, 213 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #F3D553?: The complementary color is #5371F3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F3D553?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.45:1 and white text 1.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.