What color is #FFF088?

#FFF088 is a light, vivid yellow, closest to the named color Spätzle Yellow. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #FFF088?

The RGB value is 255, 240, 136: 255 red, 240 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #FFF088?

The complementary color is #8897FF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FFF088?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.07:1 and white text 1.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#FFF088 color

#FFF088 rgb(255, 240, 136)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #FFF088 is a light, vivid yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 100% red, 94.1% green and 53.3% blue (255, 240, 136).

Its hue angle is 52°, with 100% saturation and 77% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 47% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Spätzle Yellow (#FFEE88), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.07:1).

#FFF088 color codes

HEX	`#FFF088`
RGB	`rgb(255, 240, 136)`
RGB percent	`rgb(100%, 94.1%, 53.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(52, 100%, 77%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(52, 47%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 47%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(94.04, -8.5, 51.79)`
CIE LCH	`lch(94.04, 52.48, 99.33)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(76.846, 85.36, 35.716)`
Decimal	`16773256`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #FFF088, 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 #FFF088	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.07:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FFF088 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.07:1	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 #FFF088 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #fff088; }
.text { color: #fff088; }
.border { border: 2px solid #fff088; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(255 240 136 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #fff088, #d3ff88); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Yellow.

Questions

What color is #FFF088?: #FFF088 is a light, vivid yellow, closest to the named color Spätzle Yellow. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #FFF088?: The RGB value is 255, 240, 136: 255 red, 240 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #FFF088?: The complementary color is #8897FF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FFF088?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.07:1 and white text 1.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.