What color is #F3F0D4?

#F3F0D4 is a very light, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Transcendence. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #F3F0D4?

The RGB value is 243, 240, 212: 243 red, 240 green and 212 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #F3F0D4?

The complementary color is #D4D7F3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F3F0D4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.23:1 and white text 1.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#F3F0D4 color

#F3F0D4 rgb(243, 240, 212)

Shades of beige

The hex color #F3F0D4 is a very light, moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 95.3% red, 94.1% green and 83.1% blue (243, 240, 212).

Its hue angle is 54°, with 56% saturation and 89% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 13% yellow and 5% black.

The closest named color is Transcendence (#F8F4D8), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.23:1).

#F3F0D4 color codes

HEX	`#F3F0D4`
RGB	`rgb(243, 240, 212)`
RGB percent	`rgb(95.3%, 94.1%, 83.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(54, 56%, 89%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(54, 13%, 95%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 13%, 5%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(94.37, -3.63, 13.91)`
CIE LCH	`lch(94.37, 14.37, 104.62)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(80.005, 86.129, 74.684)`
Decimal	`15986900`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #F3F0D4, 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 #F3F0D4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.23:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.15:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F3F0D4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.15:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.23:1	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 #F3F0D4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f3f0d4; }
.text { color: #f3f0d4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f3f0d4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(243 240 212 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f3f0d4, #e6f3d4); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #F3F0D4?: #F3F0D4 is a very light, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Transcendence. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #F3F0D4?: The RGB value is 243, 240, 212: 243 red, 240 green and 212 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #F3F0D4?: The complementary color is #D4D7F3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F3F0D4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.23:1 and white text 1.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.