What color is #FFF3AA?

#FFF3AA is a very light, vivid yellow, closest to the named color Buttered Popcorn. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #FFF3AA?

The RGB value is 255, 243, 170: 255 red, 243 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #FFF3AA?

The complementary color is #AAB6FF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FFF3AA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.65:1 and white text 1.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#FFF3AA color

#FFF3AA rgb(255, 243, 170)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #FFF3AA is a very light, vivid yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 100% red, 95.3% green and 66.7% blue (255, 243, 170).

Its hue angle is 52°, with 100% saturation and 83% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 33% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Buttered Popcorn (#FFF0A4), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.65:1).

#FFF3AA color codes

HEX	`#FFF3AA`
RGB	`rgb(255, 243, 170)`
RGB percent	`rgb(100%, 95.3%, 66.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(52, 100%, 83%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(52, 33%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 33%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(95.27, -6.46, 36.71)`
CIE LCH	`lch(95.27, 37.28, 99.99)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(80.547, 88.265, 50.816)`
Decimal	`16774058`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #FFF3AA, 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 #FFF3AA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.65:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.13:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FFF3AA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.13:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.65:1	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 #FFF3AA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #fff3aa; }
.text { color: #fff3aa; }
.border { border: 2px solid #fff3aa; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(255 243 170 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #fff3aa, #e1ffaa); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pale Goldenrod.

Questions

What color is #FFF3AA?: #FFF3AA is a very light, vivid yellow, closest to the named color Buttered Popcorn. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #FFF3AA?: The RGB value is 255, 243, 170: 255 red, 243 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #FFF3AA?: The complementary color is #AAB6FF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FFF3AA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.65:1 and white text 1.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.