What color is #FFF0AA?

#FFF0AA is a very light, vivid yellow, closest to the named color Cream and Butter. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #FFF0AA?

The RGB value is 255, 240, 170: 255 red, 240 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #FFF0AA?

The complementary color is #AAB9FF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FFF0AA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.3:1 and white text 1.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#FFF0AA color

#FFF0AA rgb(255, 240, 170)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #FFF0AA is a very light, vivid yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 100% red, 94.1% green and 66.7% blue (255, 240, 170).

Its hue angle is 49°, with 100% saturation and 83% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 33% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Cream and Butter (#FEEEA5), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.3:1).

#FFF0AA color codes

HEX	`#FFF0AA`
RGB	`rgb(255, 240, 170)`
RGB percent	`rgb(100%, 94.1%, 66.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(49, 100%, 83%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(49, 33%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 33%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(94.52, -4.97, 35.72)`
CIE LCH	`lch(94.52, 36.06, 97.92)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(79.657, 86.485, 50.52)`
Decimal	`16773290`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #FFF0AA, 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 #FFF0AA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.3:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.15:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FFF0AA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.15:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.3:1	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 #FFF0AA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #fff0aa; }
.text { color: #fff0aa; }
.border { border: 2px solid #fff0aa; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(255 240 170 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #fff0aa, #e4ffaa); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Vanilla.

Questions

What color is #FFF0AA?: #FFF0AA is a very light, vivid yellow, closest to the named color Cream and Butter. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #FFF0AA?: The RGB value is 255, 240, 170: 255 red, 240 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #FFF0AA?: The complementary color is #AAB9FF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FFF0AA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.3:1 and white text 1.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.