What color is #FDFFD8?

#FDFFD8 is a very light, vivid yellow, closest to the named color Lit. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #FDFFD8?

The RGB value is 253, 255, 216: 253 red, 255 green and 216 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #FDFFD8?

The complementary color is #DAD8FF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FDFFD8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 20.47:1 and white text 1.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#FDFFD8 color

#FDFFD8 rgb(253, 255, 216)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #FDFFD8 is a very light, vivid yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 99.2% red, 100% green and 84.7% blue (253, 255, 216).

Its hue angle is 63°, with 100% saturation and 92% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Lit (#FFFED8), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 20.47:1).

#FDFFD8 color codes

HEX	`#FDFFD8`
RGB	`rgb(253, 255, 216)`
RGB percent	`rgb(99.2%, 100%, 84.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(63, 100%, 92%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(63, 15%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 0%, 15%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(98.97, -7.02, 18.45)`
CIE LCH	`lch(98.97, 19.74, 110.83)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(88.662, 97.361, 79.074)`
Decimal	`16646104`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #FDFFD8, 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 #FDFFD8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	20.47:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.03:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FDFFD8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.03:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	20.47:1	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 #FDFFD8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #fdffd8; }
.text { color: #fdffd8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #fdffd8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(253 255 216 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #fdffd8, #eaffd8); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #FDFFD8?: #FDFFD8 is a very light, vivid yellow, closest to the named color Lit. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #FDFFD8?: The RGB value is 253, 255, 216: 253 red, 255 green and 216 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #FDFFD8?: The complementary color is #DAD8FF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FDFFD8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 20.47:1 and white text 1.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.