What color is #F3EECD?

#F3EECD is a very light, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Clotted Cream. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #F3EECD?

The RGB value is 243, 238, 205: 243 red, 238 green and 205 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #F3EECD?

The complementary color is #CDD2F3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F3EECD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.92:1 and white text 1.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#F3EECD color

#F3EECD rgb(243, 238, 205)

Shades of beige

The hex color #F3EECD is a very light, moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 95.3% red, 93.3% green and 80.4% blue (243, 238, 205).

Its hue angle is 52°, with 61% saturation and 88% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 16% yellow and 5% black.

The closest named color is Clotted Cream (#F3EFCD), a difference of 0.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.92:1).

#F3EECD color codes

HEX	`#F3EECD`
RGB	`rgb(243, 238, 205)`
RGB percent	`rgb(95.3%, 93.3%, 80.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(52, 61%, 88%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(52, 16%, 95%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 16%, 5%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(93.72, -3.69, 16.6)`
CIE LCH	`lch(93.72, 17.01, 102.52)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(78.555, 84.612, 69.939)`
Decimal	`15986381`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #F3EECD, 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 #F3EECD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.92:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F3EECD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.92:1	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 #F3EECD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f3eecd; }
.text { color: #f3eecd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f3eecd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(243 238 205 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f3eecd, #e5f3cd); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cornsilk.

Questions

What color is #F3EECD?: #F3EECD is a very light, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Clotted Cream. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #F3EECD?: The RGB value is 243, 238, 205: 243 red, 238 green and 205 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #F3EECD?: The complementary color is #CDD2F3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F3EECD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.92:1 and white text 1.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.