What color is #F3F5D3?

#F3F5D3 is a very light, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Rising Star. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #F3F5D3?

The RGB value is 243, 245, 211: 243 red, 245 green and 211 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #F3F5D3?

The complementary color is #D5D3F5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F3F5D3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.81:1 and white text 1.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#F3F5D3 color

#F3F5D3 rgb(243, 245, 211)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #F3F5D3 is a very light, moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 95.3% red, 96.1% green and 82.7% blue (243, 245, 211).

Its hue angle is 64°, with 63% saturation and 89% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 4% black.

The closest named color is Rising Star (#F7F6D5), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.81:1).

#F3F5D3 color codes

HEX	`#F3F5D3`
RGB	`rgb(243, 245, 211)`
RGB percent	`rgb(95.3%, 96.1%, 82.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(64, 63%, 89%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(64, 14%, 96%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 0%, 14%, 4%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(95.61, -6.3, 16.17)`
CIE LCH	`lch(95.61, 17.36, 111.27)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(81.371, 89.063, 74.52)`
Decimal	`15988179`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #F3F5D3, 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 #F3F5D3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.81:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.12:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F3F5D3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.12:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.81:1	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 #F3F5D3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f3f5d3; }
.text { color: #f3f5d3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f3f5d3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(243 245 211 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f3f5d3, #e2f5d3); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Questions

What color is #F3F5D3?: #F3F5D3 is a very light, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Rising Star. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #F3F5D3?: The RGB value is 243, 245, 211: 243 red, 245 green and 211 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #F3F5D3?: The complementary color is #D5D3F5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F3F5D3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.81:1 and white text 1.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.