What color is #FFF3A1?

#FFF3A1 is a light, vivid yellow known as Firefly Glow. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Firefly Glow?

The RGB value is 255, 243, 161: 255 red, 243 green and 161 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Firefly Glow?

The complementary color is #A1ADFF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FFF3A1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.59:1 and white text 1.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Firefly Glow color: hex code #FFF3A1

#FFF3A1 rgb(255, 243, 161)

Shades of yellow

Firefly Glow has the hex code #FFF3A1. It is a light, vivid yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 100% red, 95.3% green and 63.1% blue (255, 243, 161).

Its hue angle is 52°, with 100% saturation and 82% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 37% yellow and 0% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.59:1).

Firefly Glow (#FFF3A1) color codes

HEX	`#FFF3A1`
RGB	`rgb(255, 243, 161)`
RGB percent	`rgb(100%, 95.3%, 63.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(52, 100%, 82%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(52, 37%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 37%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(95.13, -7.48, 41.01)`
CIE LCH	`lch(95.13, 41.69, 100.34)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(79.725, 87.937, 46.485)`
Decimal	`16774049`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Firefly Glow, 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 #FFF3A1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.59:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.13:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FFF3A1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.13:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.59:1	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 #FFF3A1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #fff3a1; }
.text { color: #fff3a1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #fff3a1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(255 243 161 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #fff3a1, #dcffa1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Yellow.

See #FFF3A1 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #FFF3A1?: #FFF3A1 is a light, vivid yellow known as Firefly Glow. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Firefly Glow?: The RGB value is 255, 243, 161: 255 red, 243 green and 161 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Firefly Glow?: The complementary color is #A1ADFF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FFF3A1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.59:1 and white text 1.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.