What color is #F4FAB8?

#F4FAB8 is a very light, vivid yellow, closest to the named color Yellow Chalk. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #F4FAB8?

The RGB value is 244, 250, 184: 244 red, 250 green and 184 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #F4FAB8?

The complementary color is #BEB8FA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F4FAB8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.21:1 and white text 1.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#F4FAB8 color

#F4FAB8 rgb(244, 250, 184)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #F4FAB8 is a very light, vivid yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 95.7% red, 98% green and 72.2% blue (244, 250, 184).

Its hue angle is 65°, with 87% saturation and 85% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 26% yellow and 2% black.

The closest named color is Yellow Chalk (#F5F9AD), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.21:1).

#F4FAB8 color codes

HEX	`#F4FAB8`
RGB	`rgb(244, 250, 184)`
RGB percent	`rgb(95.7%, 98%, 72.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(65, 87%, 85%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(65, 26%, 98%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 0%, 26%, 2%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(96.44, -12.27, 31.09)`
CIE LCH	`lch(96.44, 33.42, 111.54)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(80.145, 91.066, 58.693)`
Decimal	`16054968`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #F4FAB8, 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 #F4FAB8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.21:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.09:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F4FAB8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.09:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.21:1	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 #F4FAB8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f4fab8; }
.text { color: #f4fab8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f4fab8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(244 250 184 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f4fab8, #d3fab8); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pale Goldenrod.

Questions

What color is #F4FAB8?: #F4FAB8 is a very light, vivid yellow, closest to the named color Yellow Chalk. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #F4FAB8?: The RGB value is 244, 250, 184: 244 red, 250 green and 184 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #F4FAB8?: The complementary color is #BEB8FA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F4FAB8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.21:1 and white text 1.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.