What color is #FFF0B2?

#FFF0B2 is a very light, vivid yellow known as Creamy Lemon. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Creamy Lemon?

The RGB value is 255, 240, 178: 255 red, 240 green and 178 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Creamy Lemon?

The complementary color is #B2C1FF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FFF0B2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.36:1 and white text 1.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Creamy Lemon color: hex code #FFF0B2

#FFF0B2 rgb(255, 240, 178)

Shades of beige

Creamy Lemon has the hex code #FFF0B2. It is a very light, vivid yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 100% red, 94.1% green and 69.8% blue (255, 240, 178).

Its hue angle is 48°, with 100% saturation and 85% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 30% yellow and 0% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.36:1).

Creamy Lemon (#FFF0B2) color codes

HEX	`#FFF0B2`
RGB	`rgb(255, 240, 178)`
RGB percent	`rgb(100%, 94.1%, 69.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(48, 100%, 85%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(48, 30%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 30%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(94.65, -4, 31.86)`
CIE LCH	`lch(94.65, 32.11, 97.16)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(80.437, 86.797, 54.627)`
Decimal	`16773298`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Creamy Lemon, 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 #FFF0B2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.36:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.14:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FFF0B2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.14:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.36:1	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 #FFF0B2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #fff0b2; }
.text { color: #fff0b2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #fff0b2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(255 240 178 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #fff0b2, #e8ffb2); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Vanilla.

See #FFF0B2 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #FFF0B2?: #FFF0B2 is a very light, vivid yellow known as Creamy Lemon. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Creamy Lemon?: The RGB value is 255, 240, 178: 255 red, 240 green and 178 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Creamy Lemon?: The complementary color is #B2C1FF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FFF0B2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.36:1 and white text 1.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.