What color is #F3DF8C?

#F3DF8C is a light, vivid yellow, closest to the named color Beekeeper. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #F3DF8C?

The RGB value is 243, 223, 140: 243 red, 223 green and 140 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #F3DF8C?

The complementary color is #8CA0F3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F3DF8C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.74:1 and white text 1.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#F3DF8C color

#F3DF8C rgb(243, 223, 140)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #F3DF8C is a light, vivid yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 95.3% red, 87.5% green and 54.9% blue (243, 223, 140).

Its hue angle is 48°, with 81% saturation and 75% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 42% yellow and 5% black.

The closest named color is Beekeeper (#F6E491), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.74:1).

#F3DF8C color codes

HEX	`#F3DF8C`
RGB	`rgb(243, 223, 140)`
RGB percent	`rgb(95.3%, 87.5%, 54.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(48, 81%, 75%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(48, 42%, 95%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 42%, 5%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(88.79, -4.31, 43.09)`
CIE LCH	`lch(88.79, 43.3, 95.72)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(68.085, 73.726, 35.45)`
Decimal	`15982476`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #F3DF8C, 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 #F3DF8C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.74:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F3DF8C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.74:1	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 #F3DF8C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f3df8c; }
.text { color: #f3df8c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f3df8c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(243 223 140 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f3df8c, #d3f38c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Vanilla.

Questions

What color is #F3DF8C?: #F3DF8C is a light, vivid yellow, closest to the named color Beekeeper. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #F3DF8C?: The RGB value is 243, 223, 140: 243 red, 223 green and 140 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #F3DF8C?: The complementary color is #8CA0F3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F3DF8C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.74:1 and white text 1.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.