What color is #F3E2CE?

#F3E2CE is a very light, moderate orange, closest to the named color Fondant. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #F3E2CE?

The RGB value is 243, 226, 206: 243 red, 226 green and 206 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #F3E2CE?

The complementary color is #CEDFF3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F3E2CE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.58:1 and white text 1.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#F3E2CE color

#F3E2CE rgb(243, 226, 206)

Shades of beige

The hex color #F3E2CE is a very light, moderate orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 95.3% red, 88.6% green and 80.8% blue (243, 226, 206).

Its hue angle is 32°, with 61% saturation and 88% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 15% yellow and 5% black.

The closest named color is Fondant (#F4E2CF), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.58:1).

#F3E2CE color codes

HEX	`#F3E2CE`
RGB	`rgb(243, 226, 206)`
RGB percent	`rgb(95.3%, 88.6%, 80.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(32, 61%, 88%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(32, 15%, 95%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 15%, 5%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(90.74, 2.58, 11.87)`
CIE LCH	`lch(90.74, 12.14, 77.74)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(75.298, 77.905, 69.451)`
Decimal	`15983310`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #F3E2CE, 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 #F3E2CE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.58:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.27:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F3E2CE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.27:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.58:1	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 #F3E2CE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f3e2ce; }
.text { color: #f3e2ce; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f3e2ce; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(243 226 206 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f3e2ce, #f2f3ce); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #F3E2CE?: #F3E2CE is a very light, moderate orange, closest to the named color Fondant. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #F3E2CE?: The RGB value is 243, 226, 206: 243 red, 226 green and 206 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #F3E2CE?: The complementary color is #CEDFF3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F3E2CE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.58:1 and white text 1.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.