What color is #FFF090?

#FFF090 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 #FFF090?

The RGB value is 255, 240, 144: 255 red, 240 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #FFF090?

The complementary color is #909FFF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FFF090?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.12:1 and white text 1.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#FFF090 color

#FFF090 rgb(255, 240, 144)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #FFF090 is a light, vivid yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 100% red, 94.1% green and 56.5% blue (255, 240, 144).

Its hue angle is 52°, with 100% saturation and 78% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 44% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Spätzle Yellow (#FFEE88), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.12:1).

#FFF090 color codes

HEX	`#FFF090`
RGB	`rgb(255, 240, 144)`
RGB percent	`rgb(100%, 94.1%, 56.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(52, 100%, 78%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(52, 44%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 44%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(94.14, -7.75, 48.08)`
CIE LCH	`lch(94.14, 48.7, 99.16)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(77.436, 85.596, 38.823)`
Decimal	`16773264`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #FFF090, 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 #FFF090	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.12:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FFF090 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.12:1	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 #FFF090 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #fff090; }
.text { color: #fff090; }
.border { border: 2px solid #fff090; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(255 240 144 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #fff090, #d7ff90); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Yellow.

Questions

What color is #FFF090?: #FFF090 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 #FFF090?: The RGB value is 255, 240, 144: 255 red, 240 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #FFF090?: The complementary color is #909FFF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FFF090?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.12:1 and white text 1.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.