Medium Champagne (#F3E5AB)

The hex code for Medium Champagne is #F3E5AB. It is rgb(243, 229, 171) in RGB, hsl(48, 75%, 81%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 6%, 30%, 5%) in CMYK — a lightest yellow. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

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HEX#F3E5AB

RGBrgb(243, 229, 171)

HSLhsl(48, 75%, 81%)

HSVhsv(48, 30%, 95%)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 6%, 30%, 5%)

OKLCHoklch(91.9% 0.076 96.2)

LABlab(91.04% -1.40 30.20)

LCHlch(91.04% 30.23 92.65)

Colors Closest to Medium Champagne

Medium Champagne is a registered color name, also listed as Vanilla. These are the named colors nearest to it, measured as CIE76 distance in CIELAB — a perceptual scale, so the ordering matches what the eye sees rather than how close the raw RGB numbers happen to sit.

Pale Goldenrod#EEE8AAΔE 3.54 Banana Mania#FAE7B5ΔE 4.39 Peach#FFE5B4ΔE 6.18 Moccasin#FFE4B5ΔE 7.03 Lemon Meringue#F6EABEΔE 7.43 Wheat#F5DEB3ΔE 7.86

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#F3E5AB Channel Values

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

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 243 · G 229 · B 171	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 48° · S 75% · L 81%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 48° · S 30% · V 95%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 0% · M 6% · Y 30% · K 5%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	1.26:1 vs white · 16.61:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a Medium Champagne 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.

TextWhite text1.26:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text16.61:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

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Colors That Go With Medium Champagne

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite Medium Champagne; 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 Medium Champagne

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

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How Medium Champagne 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#F3E5AB

Protanopia#E7E7AB

Protanomaly#ECE6AB

Deuteranopia#EAEAAA

Deuteranomaly#EEE8AB

Tritanopia#F9DFDF

Tritanomaly#F6E1CC

Achromatopsia#E5E5E5

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Using #F3E5AB in Code

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

CSS custom property--medium-champagne: #F3E5AB;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #F3E5AB;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'medium-champagne': '#F3E5AB' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.953, green: 0.898, blue: 0.671)

Android XML<color name="medium_champagne">#F3E5AB</color>

SVG fillfill="#F3E5AB"

More Yellow Colors

Medium Champagne sits in the yellowfamily. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

f4c430 f2f1e3 f4ca16 f2eebf f4e3b8 f2e99c f4edae f2c649 f4f49a f2ba49 f5bd1f f2b926 f8f8e7 fcfcf3 ffcc00 fff000 ffff00 ffffeb 525200 816213 a3a32e cbb91a e09600 ebcb7a

#F3E5AB Frequently Asked Questions

What is the hex code for Medium Champagne?

The hex code for Medium Champagne is #F3E5AB. That is rgb(243, 229, 171) in RGB, hsl(48, 75%, 81%) in HSL, and approximately cmyk(0%, 6%, 30%, 5%) in CMYK.

What is the RGB value of #F3E5AB?

#F3E5AB is rgb(243, 229, 171) — red 243, green 229, and blue 171 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #F3E5AB?

#F3E5AB converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 6%, 30%, 5%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #F3E5AB be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #F3E5AB scores 1.26:1 against white and 16.61:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #F3E5AB as a CSS color keyword?

No. #F3E5AB 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 palegoldenrod (#EEE8AA) at a CIE76 distance of 3.54, which is very hard to tell apart.

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