Information about #F3CBAE color

#F3CBAE color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#F3CBAE falls into the Orange Color FamilyHigh Saturation, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(243, 203, 174) — 95.3% red, 79.6% green, 68.2% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 16 / 27 / 5. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#F3CBAE is a strongly colored amber-leaning orange that has a delicate, washed-out lightness. In practice it works well for minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Peachpuff (#EECBAD). Slightly further away sit Desert Sand (#EDC9AF) and Sandalwood Beige (#F2D1B1).

In RGB terms — rgb(243, 203, 174) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #F3CBAE: 14.0:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 1.5:1 for white. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#F3CBAE color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#F3CBAE color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #F3CBAE

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Peachpuff color link
Peachpuff

#EECBAD

Desert Sand color link
Desert Sand

#EDC9AF

Apricot color link
Apricot

#FBCEB1

Oscar color link
Oscar

#F4D5AC

Pastel Tan color link
Pastel Tan

#E9C9AA

Tequila color link
Tequila

#F4D0A4

Givry color link
Givry

#EBD4AE

Zinnwaldite color link
Zinnwaldite

#EBC2AF

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#F3CBAE
  • RGB243, 203, 174
  • CMYK0, 16, 27, 5
  • CSSrgb(243, 203, 174)
  • HSL25°, 74%, 82%
  • HSL Precise25.217°, 74.194%, 81.765%
  • HSV25°, 28%, 95%
  • HSB25°, 28%, 95%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.953
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.796
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.682
  • GLSLvec3(0.953, 0.796, 0.682)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.953, 0.796, 0.682, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.953, 0.796, 0.682)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB95.3%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB79.6%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB68.2%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDF3CBAE
  • DECIMAL ID15977390
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01