What color is #F3F0DA?

#F3F0DA is a very light, moderate yellow known as Washed Canvas. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #F3F0DA?

The RGB value is 243, 240, 218: 243 red, 240 green and 218 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #F3F0DA?

The complementary color is #DADDF3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F3F0DA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.29:1 and white text 1.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#F3F0DA color

#F3F0DA rgb(243, 240, 218)

Shades of beige

The hex color #F3F0DA is a very light, moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 95.3% red, 94.1% green and 85.5% blue (243, 240, 218).

Its hue angle is 53°, with 51% saturation and 90% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 10% yellow and 5% black.

This exact color is also called Washed Canvas.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.29:1).

#F3F0DA color codes

HEX	`#F3F0DA`
RGB	`rgb(243, 240, 218)`
RGB percent	`rgb(95.3%, 94.1%, 85.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(53, 51%, 90%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(53, 10%, 95%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 10%, 5%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(94.5, -2.68, 10.99)`
CIE LCH	`lch(94.5, 11.32, 103.71)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(80.776, 86.437, 78.745)`
Decimal	`15986906`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #F3F0DA, 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 #F3F0DA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.29:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.15:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F3F0DA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.15:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.29:1	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 #F3F0DA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f3f0da; }
.text { color: #f3f0da; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f3f0da; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(243 240 218 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f3f0da, #e9f3da); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Beige.

Questions

What color is #F3F0DA?: #F3F0DA is a very light, moderate yellow known as Washed Canvas. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #F3F0DA?: The RGB value is 243, 240, 218: 243 red, 240 green and 218 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #F3F0DA?: The complementary color is #DADDF3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F3F0DA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.29:1 and white text 1.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.