What color is #FDF6B5?

#FDF6B5 is a very light, vivid yellow, closest to the named color Casino Lights. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #FDF6B5?

The RGB value is 253, 246, 181: 253 red, 246 green and 181 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #FDF6B5?

The complementary color is #B5BCFD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FDF6B5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.03:1 and white text 1.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#FDF6B5 color

#FDF6B5 rgb(253, 246, 181)

Shades of beige

The hex color #FDF6B5 is a very light, vivid yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 99.2% red, 96.5% green and 71% blue (253, 246, 181).

Its hue angle is 54°, with 95% saturation and 85% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 28% yellow and 1% black.

The closest named color is Casino Lights (#F9F2B3), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.03:1).

#FDF6B5 color codes

HEX	`#FDF6B5`
RGB	`rgb(253, 246, 181)`
RGB percent	`rgb(99.2%, 96.5%, 71%)`
HSL	`hsl(54, 95%, 85%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(54, 28%, 99%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 28%, 1%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(96.05, -7.37, 32.2)`
CIE LCH	`lch(96.05, 33.03, 102.9)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(81.805, 90.132, 56.795)`
Decimal	`16643765`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #FDF6B5, 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 #FDF6B5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.03:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.1:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FDF6B5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.1:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.03:1	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 #FDF6B5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #fdf6b5; }
.text { color: #fdf6b5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #fdf6b5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(253 246 181 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #fdf6b5, #e0fdb5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pale Goldenrod.

Questions

What color is #FDF6B5?: #FDF6B5 is a very light, vivid yellow, closest to the named color Casino Lights. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #FDF6B5?: The RGB value is 253, 246, 181: 253 red, 246 green and 181 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #FDF6B5?: The complementary color is #B5BCFD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FDF6B5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.03:1 and white text 1.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.