What color is #FDF6DF?

#FDF6DF is a very light, vivid yellow, closest to the named color Star Dust. It belongs to the white family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #FDF6DF?

The RGB value is 253, 246, 223: 253 red, 246 green and 223 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #FDF6DF?

The complementary color is #DFE6FD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FDF6DF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.42:1 and white text 1.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#FDF6DF color

#FDF6DF rgb(253, 246, 223)

Shades of white

The hex color #FDF6DF is a very light, vivid yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 99.2% red, 96.5% green and 87.5% blue (253, 246, 223).

Its hue angle is 46°, with 88% saturation and 93% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 12% yellow and 1% black.

The closest named color is Star Dust (#F9F3DD), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.42:1).

#FDF6DF color codes

HEX	`#FDF6DF`
RGB	`rgb(253, 246, 223)`
RGB percent	`rgb(99.2%, 96.5%, 87.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(46, 88%, 93%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(46, 12%, 99%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 12%, 1%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(96.87, -1.45, 11.9)`
CIE LCH	`lch(96.87, 11.99, 96.93)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(86.782, 92.123, 83.008)`
Decimal	`16643807`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #FDF6DF, 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 #FDF6DF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.42:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.08:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FDF6DF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.08:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.42:1	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 #FDF6DF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #fdf6df; }
.text { color: #fdf6df; }
.border { border: 2px solid #fdf6df; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(253 246 223 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #fdf6df, #f5fddf); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cornsilk.

Questions

What color is #FDF6DF?: #FDF6DF is a very light, vivid yellow, closest to the named color Star Dust. It belongs to the white family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #FDF6DF?: The RGB value is 253, 246, 223: 253 red, 246 green and 223 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #FDF6DF?: The complementary color is #DFE6FD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FDF6DF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.42:1 and white text 1.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.