What color is #FDFFE3?

#FDFFE3 is a very light, vivid yellow, closest to the named color Lamb’s Wool. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #FDFFE3?

The RGB value is 253, 255, 227: 253 red, 255 green and 227 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #FDFFE3?

The complementary color is #E5E3FF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FDFFE3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 20.59:1 and white text 1.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#FDFFE3 color

#FDFFE3 rgb(253, 255, 227)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #FDFFE3 is a very light, vivid yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 99.2% red, 100% green and 89% blue (253, 255, 227).

Its hue angle is 64°, with 100% saturation and 95% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Lamb’s Wool (#FFFFE3), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 20.59:1).

#FDFFE3 color codes

HEX	`#FDFFE3`
RGB	`rgb(253, 255, 227)`
RGB percent	`rgb(99.2%, 100%, 89%)`
HSL	`hsl(64, 100%, 95%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(64, 11%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 0%, 11%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(99.2, -5.33, 13.17)`
CIE LCH	`lch(99.2, 14.2, 112.04)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(90.131, 97.949, 86.816)`
Decimal	`16646115`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #FDFFE3, 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 #FDFFE3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	20.59:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.02:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FDFFE3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.02:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	20.59:1	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 #FDFFE3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #fdffe3; }
.text { color: #fdffe3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #fdffe3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(253 255 227 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #fdffe3, #efffe3); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Questions

What color is #FDFFE3?: #FDFFE3 is a very light, vivid yellow, closest to the named color Lamb’s Wool. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #FDFFE3?: The RGB value is 253, 255, 227: 253 red, 255 green and 227 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #FDFFE3?: The complementary color is #E5E3FF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FDFFE3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 20.59:1 and white text 1.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.