What color is #FDF7E1?

#FDF7E1 is a very light, vivid yellow, closest to the named color Magnolia. It belongs to the white family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #FDF7E1?

The RGB value is 253, 247, 225: 253 red, 247 green and 225 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #FDF7E1?

The complementary color is #E1E7FD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FDF7E1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.57:1 and white text 1.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#FDF7E1 color

#FDF7E1 rgb(253, 247, 225)

Shades of white

The hex color #FDF7E1 is a very light, vivid yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 99.2% red, 96.9% green and 88.2% blue (253, 247, 225).

Its hue angle is 47°, with 88% saturation and 94% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 11% yellow and 1% black.

The closest named color is Magnolia (#FFF9E4), a difference of 0.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.57:1).

#FDF7E1 color codes

HEX	`#FDF7E1`
RGB	`rgb(253, 247, 225)`
RGB percent	`rgb(99.2%, 96.9%, 88.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(47, 88%, 94%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(47, 11%, 99%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 11%, 1%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(97.16, -1.64, 11.29)`
CIE LCH	`lch(97.16, 11.41, 98.25)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(87.358, 92.841, 84.538)`
Decimal	`16644065`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #FDF7E1, 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 #FDF7E1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.57:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.07:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FDF7E1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.07:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.57:1	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 #FDF7E1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #fdf7e1; }
.text { color: #fdf7e1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #fdf7e1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(253 247 225 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #fdf7e1, #f5fde1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cornsilk.

Questions

What color is #FDF7E1?: #FDF7E1 is a very light, vivid yellow, closest to the named color Magnolia. It belongs to the white family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #FDF7E1?: The RGB value is 253, 247, 225: 253 red, 247 green and 225 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #FDF7E1?: The complementary color is #E1E7FD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FDF7E1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.57:1 and white text 1.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.