What color is #FFFFDD?

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

What is the RGB value of Parmesan?

The RGB value is 255, 255, 221: 255 red, 255 green and 221 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Parmesan?

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

Is black or white text better on #FFFFDD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 20.6:1 and white text 1.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Parmesan color: hex code #FFFFDD

#FFFFDD rgb(255, 255, 221)

Shades of beige

Parmesan has the hex code #FFFFDD. It is a very light, vivid yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 100% red, 100% green and 86.7% blue (255, 255, 221).

Its hue angle is 60°, with 100% saturation and 93% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 0% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 20.6:1).

Parmesan (#FFFFDD) color codes

HEX	`#FFFFDD`
RGB	`rgb(255, 255, 221)`
RGB percent	`rgb(100%, 100%, 86.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(60, 100%, 93%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(60, 13%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 13%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(99.22, -5.57, 16.28)`
CIE LCH	`lch(99.22, 17.2, 108.88)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(90.05, 98.001, 82.565)`
Decimal	`16777181`
Short hex	`#FFD`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Parmesan, 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 #FFFFDD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	20.6:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.02:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FFFFDD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.02:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	20.6:1	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 #FFFFDD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ffffdd; }
.text { color: #ffffdd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ffffdd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(255 255 221 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ffffdd, #eeffdd); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #FFFFDD on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #FFFFDD?: #FFFFDD is a very light, vivid yellow known as Parmesan. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Parmesan?: The RGB value is 255, 255, 221: 255 red, 255 green and 221 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Parmesan?: The complementary color is #DDDDFF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FFFFDD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 20.6:1 and white text 1.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.