What color is #F3E68F?

#F3E68F is a light, vivid yellow, closest to the named color Cornflake. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #F3E68F?

The RGB value is 243, 230, 143: 243 red, 230 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #F3E68F?

The complementary color is #8F9CF3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F3E68F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.53:1 and white text 1.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#F3E68F color

#F3E68F rgb(243, 230, 143)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #F3E68F is a light, vivid yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 95.3% red, 90.2% green and 56.1% blue (243, 230, 143).

Its hue angle is 52°, with 81% saturation and 76% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 41% yellow and 5% black.

The closest named color is Cornflake (#F0E68C), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.53:1).

#F3E68F color codes

HEX	`#F3E68F`
RGB	`rgb(243, 230, 143)`
RGB percent	`rgb(95.3%, 90.2%, 56.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(52, 81%, 76%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(52, 41%, 95%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 41%, 5%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(90.61, -7.53, 43.91)`
CIE LCH	`lch(90.61, 44.56, 99.73)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(70.218, 77.634, 37.267)`
Decimal	`15984271`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #F3E68F, 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 #F3E68F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.53:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.27:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F3E68F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.27:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.53:1	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 #F3E68F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f3e68f; }
.text { color: #f3e68f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f3e68f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(243 230 143 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f3e68f, #cef38f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pale Goldenrod.

Questions

What color is #F3E68F?: #F3E68F is a light, vivid yellow, closest to the named color Cornflake. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #F3E68F?: The RGB value is 243, 230, 143: 243 red, 230 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #F3E68F?: The complementary color is #8F9CF3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F3E68F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.53:1 and white text 1.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.