What color is #F3E54B?

#F3E54B is a light, vivid yellow, closest to the named color Orb of Harmony. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #F3E54B?

The RGB value is 243, 229, 75: 243 red, 229 green and 75 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #F3E54B?

The complementary color is #4B59F3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F3E54B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.12:1 and white text 1.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#F3E54B color

#F3E54B rgb(243, 229, 75)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #F3E54B is a light, vivid yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 95.3% red, 89.8% green and 29.4% blue (243, 229, 75).

Its hue angle is 55°, with 87% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 69% yellow and 5% black.

The closest named color is Orb of Harmony (#EEDD44), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.12:1).

#F3E54B color codes

HEX	`#F3E54B`
RGB	`rgb(243, 229, 75)`
RGB percent	`rgb(95.3%, 89.8%, 29.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(55, 87%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(55, 69%, 95%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 69%, 5%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(89.68, -12.16, 72.93)`
CIE LCH	`lch(89.68, 73.93, 99.47)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(66.254, 75.604, 17.758)`
Decimal	`15983947`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #F3E54B, 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 #F3E54B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.12:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F3E54B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.12:1	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 #F3E54B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f3e54b; }
.text { color: #f3e54b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f3e54b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(243 229 75 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f3e54b, #adf34b); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #F3E54B?: #F3E54B is a light, vivid yellow, closest to the named color Orb of Harmony. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #F3E54B?: The RGB value is 243, 229, 75: 243 red, 229 green and 75 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #F3E54B?: The complementary color is #4B59F3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F3E54B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.12:1 and white text 1.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.