What color is #FFF0A4?

#FFF0A4 is a very light, vivid yellow known as Buttered Popcorn. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Buttered Popcorn?

The RGB value is 255, 240, 164: 255 red, 240 green and 164 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Buttered Popcorn?

The complementary color is #A4B3FF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FFF0A4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.25:1 and white text 1.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Buttered Popcorn color: hex code #FFF0A4

#FFF0A4 rgb(255, 240, 164)

Shades of yellow

Buttered Popcorn has the hex code #FFF0A4. It is a very light, vivid yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 100% red, 94.1% green and 64.3% blue (255, 240, 164).

Its hue angle is 50°, with 100% saturation and 82% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 36% yellow and 0% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.25:1).

Buttered Popcorn (#FFF0A4) color codes

HEX	`#FFF0A4`
RGB	`rgb(255, 240, 164)`
RGB percent	`rgb(100%, 94.1%, 64.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(50, 100%, 82%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(50, 36%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 36%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(94.42, -5.66, 38.6)`
CIE LCH	`lch(94.42, 39.01, 98.34)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(79.102, 86.263, 47.598)`
Decimal	`16773284`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Buttered Popcorn, 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 #FFF0A4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.25:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.15:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FFF0A4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.15:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.25:1	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 #FFF0A4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #fff0a4; }
.text { color: #fff0a4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #fff0a4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(255 240 164 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #fff0a4, #e1ffa4); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Vanilla.

See #FFF0A4 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #FFF0A4?: #FFF0A4 is a very light, vivid yellow known as Buttered Popcorn. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Buttered Popcorn?: The RGB value is 255, 240, 164: 255 red, 240 green and 164 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Buttered Popcorn?: The complementary color is #A4B3FF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FFF0A4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.25:1 and white text 1.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.