What color is #FFF394?

#FFF394 is a light, vivid yellow, closest to the named color Goldilocks. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #FFF394?

The RGB value is 255, 243, 148: 255 red, 243 green and 148 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #FFF394?

The complementary color is #94A0FF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FFF394?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.5:1 and white text 1.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#FFF394 color

#FFF394 rgb(255, 243, 148)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #FFF394 is a light, vivid yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 100% red, 95.3% green and 58% blue (255, 243, 148).

Its hue angle is 53°, with 100% saturation and 79% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 42% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Goldilocks (#FFF39A), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.5:1).

#FFF394 color codes

HEX	`#FFF394`
RGB	`rgb(255, 243, 148)`
RGB percent	`rgb(100%, 95.3%, 58%)`
HSL	`hsl(53, 100%, 79%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(53, 42%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 42%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(94.95, -8.85, 47.16)`
CIE LCH	`lch(94.95, 47.98, 100.62)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(78.638, 87.502, 40.758)`
Decimal	`16774036`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #FFF394, 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 #FFF394	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.5:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.14:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FFF394 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.14:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.5:1	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 #FFF394 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #fff394; }
.text { color: #fff394; }
.border { border: 2px solid #fff394; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(255 243 148 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #fff394, #d6ff94); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Yellow.

Questions

What color is #FFF394?: #FFF394 is a light, vivid yellow, closest to the named color Goldilocks. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #FFF394?: The RGB value is 255, 243, 148: 255 red, 243 green and 148 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #FFF394?: The complementary color is #94A0FF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FFF394?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.5:1 and white text 1.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.