What color is #F3EEDA?

#F3EEDA is a very light, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Labrador. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #F3EEDA?

The RGB value is 243, 238, 218: 243 red, 238 green and 218 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #F3EEDA?

The complementary color is #DADFF3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F3EEDA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.05:1 and white text 1.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#F3EEDA color

#F3EEDA rgb(243, 238, 218)

Shades of beige

The hex color #F3EEDA is a very light, moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 95.3% red, 93.3% green and 85.5% blue (243, 238, 218).

Its hue angle is 48°, with 51% saturation and 90% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 10% yellow and 5% black.

The closest named color is Labrador (#F2ECD9), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.05:1).

#F3EEDA color codes

HEX	`#F3EEDA`
RGB	`rgb(243, 238, 218)`
RGB percent	`rgb(95.3%, 93.3%, 85.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(48, 51%, 90%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(48, 10%, 95%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 10%, 5%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(94, -1.67, 10.28)`
CIE LCH	`lch(94, 10.41, 99.22)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(80.19, 85.266, 78.55)`
Decimal	`15986394`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #F3EEDA, 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 #F3EEDA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.05:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F3EEDA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.05:1	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 #F3EEDA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f3eeda; }
.text { color: #f3eeda; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f3eeda; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(243 238 218 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f3eeda, #ebf3da); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #F3EEDA?: #F3EEDA is a very light, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Labrador. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #F3EEDA?: The RGB value is 243, 238, 218: 243 red, 238 green and 218 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #F3EEDA?: The complementary color is #DADFF3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F3EEDA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.05:1 and white text 1.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.