What color is #F3E3A1?

#F3E3A1 is a light, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Sugar Cookie. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #F3E3A1?

The RGB value is 243, 227, 161: 243 red, 227 green and 161 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #F3E3A1?

The complementary color is #A1B1F3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F3E3A1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.31:1 and white text 1.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#F3E3A1 color

#F3E3A1 rgb(243, 227, 161)

Shades of beige

The hex color #F3E3A1 is a light, moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 95.3% red, 89% green and 63.1% blue (243, 227, 161).

Its hue angle is 48°, with 77% saturation and 79% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 34% yellow and 5% black.

The closest named color is Sugar Cookie (#F2E2A4), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.31:1).

#F3E3A1 color codes

HEX	`#F3E3A1`
RGB	`rgb(243, 227, 161)`
RGB percent	`rgb(95.3%, 89%, 63.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(48, 77%, 79%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(48, 34%, 95%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 34%, 5%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(90.12, -4.04, 34.26)`
CIE LCH	`lch(90.12, 34.5, 96.72)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(70.865, 76.568, 44.757)`
Decimal	`15983521`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #F3E3A1, 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 #F3E3A1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.31:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.29:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F3E3A1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.29:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.31:1	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 #F3E3A1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f3e3a1; }
.text { color: #f3e3a1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f3e3a1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(243 227 161 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f3e3a1, #daf3a1); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #F3E3A1?: #F3E3A1 is a light, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Sugar Cookie. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #F3E3A1?: The RGB value is 243, 227, 161: 243 red, 227 green and 161 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #F3E3A1?: The complementary color is #A1B1F3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F3E3A1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.31:1 and white text 1.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.