What color is #F3EFDB?

#F3EFDB is a very light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Lotus Flower. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #F3EFDB?

The RGB value is 243, 239, 219: 243 red, 239 green and 219 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #F3EFDB?

The complementary color is #DBDFF3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F3EFDB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.18:1 and white text 1.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#F3EFDB color

#F3EFDB rgb(243, 239, 219)

Shades of beige

The hex color #F3EFDB is a very light, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 95.3% red, 93.7% green and 85.9% blue (243, 239, 219).

Its hue angle is 50°, with 50% saturation and 91% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 10% yellow and 5% black.

The closest named color is Lotus Flower (#F4F0DA), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.18:1).

#F3EFDB color codes

HEX	`#F3EFDB`
RGB	`rgb(243, 239, 219)`
RGB percent	`rgb(95.3%, 93.7%, 85.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(50, 50%, 91%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(50, 10%, 95%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 10%, 5%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(94.27, -2.02, 10.15)`
CIE LCH	`lch(94.27, 10.35, 101.23)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(80.613, 85.903, 79.338)`
Decimal	`15986651`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #F3EFDB, 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 #F3EFDB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.18:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F3EFDB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.18:1	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 #F3EFDB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f3efdb; }
.text { color: #f3efdb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f3efdb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(243 239 219 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f3efdb, #ebf3db); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #F3EFDB?: #F3EFDB is a very light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Lotus Flower. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #F3EFDB?: The RGB value is 243, 239, 219: 243 red, 239 green and 219 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #F3EFDB?: The complementary color is #DBDFF3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F3EFDB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.18:1 and white text 1.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.