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#F3DCB4 Color

#F3DCB4 is rgb(243, 220, 180) in RGB, hsl(38, 72%, 83%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 9%, 26%, 5%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Wheat (#F5DEB3), below the threshold most people can see at ΔE 1.61. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#F3DCB4
HEX#F3DCB4
RGBrgb(243, 220, 180)
HSLhsl(38, 72%, 83%)
HSVhsv(38, 26%, 95%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 9%, 26%, 5%)
OKLCHoklch(90.3% 0.058 81.4)
LABlab(88.93% 3.78 22.77)
LCHlch(88.93% 23.09 80.57)

What #F3DCB4 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #F3DCB4, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every orange in the library.

#F3DCB4 Channel Values

How #F3DCB4 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 243 · G 220 · B 1808-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 38° · S 72% · L 83%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 38° · S 26% · V 95%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 9% · Y 26% · K 5%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.34:1 vs white · 15.71:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #F3DCB4 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text1.34:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text15.71:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #F3DCB4 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #F3DCB4

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #F3DCB4; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
Complementary
Analogous
Analogous
Triadic
Triadic
Split comp.
Split comp.

Tints & Shades of #F3DCB4

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #F3DCB4.

How #F3DCB4 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#F3DCB4
Protanopia#E0E0B4
Protanomaly#E8DEB4
Deuteranopia#E4E4B3
Deuteranomaly#EAE1B3
Tritanopia#F7D7D7
Tritanomaly#F5D9CA
Achromatopsia#DFDFDF

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #F3DCB4 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-f3dcb4: #F3DCB4;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #F3DCB4;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-f3dcb4': '#F3DCB4' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.953, green: 0.863, blue: 0.706)
Android XML<color name="color_f3dcb4">#F3DCB4</color>
SVG fillfill="#F3DCB4"

More Orange Colors

#F3DCB4 sits in the orange family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#F3DCB4 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #F3DCB4?

#F3DCB4 is a lightest orange — rgb(243, 220, 180) in RGB and hsl(38, 72%, 83%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Wheat (#F5DEB3), which is below the threshold most people can see at a CIE76 distance of 1.61.

What is the RGB value of #F3DCB4?

#F3DCB4 is rgb(243, 220, 180) — red 243, green 220, and blue 180 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #F3DCB4?

#F3DCB4 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 9%, 26%, 5%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #F3DCB4 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #F3DCB4 scores 1.34:1 against white and 15.71:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #F3DCB4 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #F3DCB4 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is wheat (#F5DEB3) at a CIE76 distance of 1.61, which is below the threshold most people can see.

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