What color is #F3EDBD?

#F3EDBD is a very light, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Blond. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #F3EDBD?

The RGB value is 243, 237, 189: 243 red, 237 green and 189 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #F3EDBD?

The complementary color is #BDC3F3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F3EDBD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.66:1 and white text 1.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#F3EDBD color

#F3EDBD rgb(243, 237, 189)

Shades of beige

The hex color #F3EDBD is a very light, moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 95.3% red, 92.9% green and 74.1% blue (243, 237, 189).

Its hue angle is 53°, with 69% saturation and 85% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 22% yellow and 5% black.

The closest named color is Blond (#FAF0BE), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.66:1).

#F3EDBD color codes

HEX	`#F3EDBD`
RGB	`rgb(243, 237, 189)`
RGB percent	`rgb(95.3%, 92.9%, 74.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(53, 69%, 85%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(53, 22%, 95%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 22%, 5%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(93.14, -5.49, 24.04)`
CIE LCH	`lch(93.14, 24.66, 102.87)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(76.431, 83.298, 60.186)`
Decimal	`15986109`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #F3EDBD, 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 #F3EDBD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.66:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.19:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F3EDBD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.19:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.66:1	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 #F3EDBD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f3edbd; }
.text { color: #f3edbd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f3edbd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(243 237 189 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f3edbd, #def3bd); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lemon Chiffon.

Questions

What color is #F3EDBD?: #F3EDBD is a very light, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Blond. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #F3EDBD?: The RGB value is 243, 237, 189: 243 red, 237 green and 189 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #F3EDBD?: The complementary color is #BDC3F3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F3EDBD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.66:1 and white text 1.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.