What color is #FFF0B9?

#FFF0B9 is a very light, vivid yellow, closest to the named color Creamy Lemon. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #FFF0B9?

The RGB value is 255, 240, 185: 255 red, 240 green and 185 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #FFF0B9?

The complementary color is #B9C8FF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FFF0B9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.42:1 and white text 1.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#FFF0B9 color

#FFF0B9 rgb(255, 240, 185)

Shades of beige

The hex color #FFF0B9 is a very light, vivid yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 100% red, 94.1% green and 72.5% blue (255, 240, 185).

Its hue angle is 47°, with 100% saturation and 86% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 27% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Creamy Lemon (#FFF0B2), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.42:1).

#FFF0B9 color codes

HEX	`#FFF0B9`
RGB	`rgb(255, 240, 185)`
RGB percent	`rgb(100%, 94.1%, 72.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(47, 100%, 86%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(47, 27%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 27%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(94.77, -3.12, 28.47)`
CIE LCH	`lch(94.77, 28.64, 96.26)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(81.158, 87.085, 58.423)`
Decimal	`16773305`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #FFF0B9, 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 #FFF0B9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.42:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.14:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FFF0B9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.14:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.42:1	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 #FFF0B9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #fff0b9; }
.text { color: #fff0b9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #fff0b9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(255 240 185 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #fff0b9, #ebffb9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Vanilla.

Questions

What color is #FFF0B9?: #FFF0B9 is a very light, vivid yellow, closest to the named color Creamy Lemon. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #FFF0B9?: The RGB value is 255, 240, 185: 255 red, 240 green and 185 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #FFF0B9?: The complementary color is #B9C8FF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FFF0B9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.42:1 and white text 1.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.