What color is #FFF49C?

#FFF49C is a light, vivid yellow known as Banana Cream. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Banana Cream?

The RGB value is 255, 244, 156: 255 red, 244 green and 156 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Banana Cream?

The complementary color is #9CA7FF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FFF49C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.67:1 and white text 1.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Banana Cream color: hex code #FFF49C

#FFF49C rgb(255, 244, 156)

Shades of yellow

Banana Cream has the hex code #FFF49C. It is a light, vivid yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 100% red, 95.7% green and 61.2% blue (255, 244, 156).

Its hue angle is 53°, with 100% saturation and 81% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 39% yellow and 0% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.67:1).

Banana Cream (#FFF49C) color codes

HEX	`#FFF49C`
RGB	`rgb(255, 244, 156)`
RGB percent	`rgb(100%, 95.7%, 61.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(53, 100%, 81%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(53, 39%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 39%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(95.31, -8.52, 43.71)`
CIE LCH	`lch(95.31, 44.53, 101.03)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(79.593, 88.364, 44.309)`
Decimal	`16774300`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Banana Cream, 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 #FFF49C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.67:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.12:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FFF49C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.12:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.67:1	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 #FFF49C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #fff49c; }
.text { color: #fff49c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #fff49c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(255 244 156 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #fff49c, #d8ff9c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Yellow.

See #FFF49C on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #FFF49C?: #FFF49C is a light, vivid yellow known as Banana Cream. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Banana Cream?: The RGB value is 255, 244, 156: 255 red, 244 green and 156 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Banana Cream?: The complementary color is #9CA7FF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FFF49C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.67:1 and white text 1.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.