What color is #F3D587?

#F3D587 is a light, vivid orange, closest to the named color Pancake. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #F3D587?

The RGB value is 243, 213, 135: 243 red, 213 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #F3D587?

The complementary color is #87A5F3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F3D587?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.68:1 and white text 1.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#F3D587 color

#F3D587 rgb(243, 213, 135)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #F3D587 is a light, vivid orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 95.3% red, 83.5% green and 52.9% blue (243, 213, 135).

Its hue angle is 43°, with 82% saturation and 74% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 44% yellow and 5% black.

The closest named color is Pancake (#F7D788), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.68:1).

#F3D587 color codes

HEX	`#F3D587`
RGB	`rgb(243, 213, 135)`
RGB percent	`rgb(95.3%, 83.5%, 52.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(43, 82%, 74%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(43, 44%, 95%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 12%, 44%, 5%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(86.2, 0.28, 42.3)`
CIE LCH	`lch(86.2, 42.3, 89.62)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(65.132, 68.395, 32.688)`
Decimal	`15979911`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #F3D587, 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 #F3D587	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.68:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F3D587 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.68:1	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 #F3D587 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f3d587; }
.text { color: #f3d587; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f3d587; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(243 213 135 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f3d587, #dbf387); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Caramel.

Questions

What color is #F3D587?: #F3D587 is a light, vivid orange, closest to the named color Pancake. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #F3D587?: The RGB value is 243, 213, 135: 243 red, 213 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #F3D587?: The complementary color is #87A5F3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F3D587?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.68:1 and white text 1.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.