What color is #FDF6D3?

#FDF6D3 is a very light, vivid yellow, closest to the named color Warm Light. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #FDF6D3?

The RGB value is 253, 246, 211: 253 red, 246 green and 211 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #FDF6D3?

The complementary color is #D3DAFD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FDF6D3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.3:1 and white text 1.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#FDF6D3 color

#FDF6D3 rgb(253, 246, 211)

Shades of beige

The hex color #FDF6D3 is a very light, vivid yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 99.2% red, 96.5% green and 82.7% blue (253, 246, 211).

Its hue angle is 50°, with 91% saturation and 91% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 17% yellow and 1% black.

The closest named color is Warm Light (#FFF9D8), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.3:1).

#FDF6D3 color codes

HEX	`#FDF6D3`
RGB	`rgb(253, 246, 211)`
RGB percent	`rgb(99.2%, 96.5%, 82.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(50, 91%, 91%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(50, 17%, 99%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 17%, 1%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(96.61, -3.27, 17.7)`
CIE LCH	`lch(96.61, 18, 100.47)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(85.221, 91.498, 74.787)`
Decimal	`16643795`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #FDF6D3, 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 #FDF6D3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.3:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.09:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FDF6D3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.09:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.3:1	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 #FDF6D3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #fdf6d3; }
.text { color: #fdf6d3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #fdf6d3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(253 246 211 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #fdf6d3, #effdd3); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cornsilk.

Questions

What color is #FDF6D3?: #FDF6D3 is a very light, vivid yellow, closest to the named color Warm Light. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #FDF6D3?: The RGB value is 253, 246, 211: 253 red, 246 green and 211 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #FDF6D3?: The complementary color is #D3DAFD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FDF6D3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.3:1 and white text 1.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.