What color is #F3EFAA?

#F3EFAA is a light, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Sailor Moonlight. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #F3EFAA?

The RGB value is 243, 239, 170: 243 red, 239 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #F3EFAA?

The complementary color is #AAAEF3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F3EFAA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.74:1 and white text 1.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#F3EFAA color

#F3EFAA rgb(243, 239, 170)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #F3EFAA is a light, moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 95.3% red, 93.7% green and 66.7% blue (243, 239, 170).

Its hue angle is 57°, with 75% saturation and 81% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 30% yellow and 5% black.

The closest named color is Sailor Moonlight (#F6F1A9), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.74:1).

#F3EFAA color codes

HEX	`#F3EFAA`
RGB	`rgb(243, 239, 170)`
RGB percent	`rgb(95.3%, 93.7%, 66.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(57, 75%, 81%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(57, 30%, 95%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 30%, 5%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(93.32, -8.98, 33.95)`
CIE LCH	`lch(93.32, 35.12, 104.81)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(75.085, 83.691, 50.221)`
Decimal	`15986602`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #F3EFAA, 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 #F3EFAA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.74:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.18:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F3EFAA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.18:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.74:1	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 #F3EFAA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f3efaa; }
.text { color: #f3efaa; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f3efaa; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(243 239 170 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f3efaa, #d3f3aa); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #F3EFAA?: #F3EFAA is a light, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Sailor Moonlight. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #F3EFAA?: The RGB value is 243, 239, 170: 243 red, 239 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #F3EFAA?: The complementary color is #AAAEF3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F3EFAA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.74:1 and white text 1.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.