What color is #F3E7BC?

#F3E7BC is a very light, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Candle in the Wind. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #F3E7BC?

The RGB value is 243, 231, 188: 243 red, 231 green and 188 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #F3E7BC?

The complementary color is #BCC8F3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F3E7BC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.97:1 and white text 1.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#F3E7BC color

#F3E7BC rgb(243, 231, 188)

Shades of beige

The hex color #F3E7BC is a very light, moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 95.3% red, 90.6% green and 73.7% blue (243, 231, 188).

Its hue angle is 47°, with 70% saturation and 85% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 23% yellow and 5% black.

The closest named color is Candle in the Wind (#F9EBBF), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.97:1).

#F3E7BC color codes

HEX	`#F3E7BC`
RGB	`rgb(243, 231, 188)`
RGB percent	`rgb(95.3%, 90.6%, 73.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(47, 70%, 85%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(47, 23%, 95%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 23%, 5%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(91.61, -2.6, 22.44)`
CIE LCH	`lch(91.61, 22.59, 96.61)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(74.615, 79.839, 59.047)`
Decimal	`15984572`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #F3E7BC, 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 #F3E7BC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.97:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.24:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F3E7BC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.24:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.97:1	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 #F3E7BC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f3e7bc; }
.text { color: #f3e7bc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f3e7bc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(243 231 188 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f3e7bc, #e4f3bc); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Vanilla.

Questions

What color is #F3E7BC?: #F3E7BC is a very light, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Candle in the Wind. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #F3E7BC?: The RGB value is 243, 231, 188: 243 red, 231 green and 188 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #F3E7BC?: The complementary color is #BCC8F3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F3E7BC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.97:1 and white text 1.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.