What color is #FFFEE4?

#FFFEE4 is a very light, vivid yellow known as Buttermilk. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Buttermilk?

The RGB value is 255, 254, 228: 255 red, 254 green and 228 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Buttermilk?

The complementary color is #E4E5FF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FFFEE4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 20.55:1 and white text 1.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Buttermilk color: hex code #FFFEE4

#FFFEE4 rgb(255, 254, 228)

Shades of beige

Buttermilk has the hex code #FFFEE4. It is a very light, vivid yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 100% red, 99.6% green and 89.4% blue (255, 254, 228).

Its hue angle is 58°, with 100% saturation and 95% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 0% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 20.55:1).

Buttermilk (#FFFEE4) color codes

HEX	`#FFFEE4`
RGB	`rgb(255, 254, 228)`
RGB percent	`rgb(100%, 99.6%, 89.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(58, 100%, 95%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(58, 11%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 11%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(99.12, -3.99, 12.56)`
CIE LCH	`lch(99.12, 13.18, 107.6)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(90.684, 97.746, 87.473)`
Decimal	`16776932`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Buttermilk, 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 #FFFEE4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	20.55:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.02:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FFFEE4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.02:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	20.55:1	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 #FFFEE4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #fffee4; }
.text { color: #fffee4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #fffee4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(255 254 228 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #fffee4, #f3ffe4); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #FFFEE4 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #FFFEE4?: #FFFEE4 is a very light, vivid yellow known as Buttermilk. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Buttermilk?: The RGB value is 255, 254, 228: 255 red, 254 green and 228 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Buttermilk?: The complementary color is #E4E5FF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FFFEE4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 20.55:1 and white text 1.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.