What color is #FFF4B5?

#FFF4B5 is a very light, vivid yellow, closest to the named color Glowlight. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #FFF4B5?

The RGB value is 255, 244, 181: 255 red, 244 green and 181 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #FFF4B5?

The complementary color is #B5C0FF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FFF4B5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.86:1 and white text 1.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#FFF4B5 color

#FFF4B5 rgb(255, 244, 181)

Shades of beige

The hex color #FFF4B5 is a very light, vivid yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 100% red, 95.7% green and 71% blue (255, 244, 181).

Its hue angle is 51°, with 100% saturation and 85% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 29% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Glowlight (#FFF6B9), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.86:1).

#FFF4B5 color codes

HEX	`#FFF4B5`
RGB	`rgb(255, 244, 181)`
RGB percent	`rgb(100%, 95.7%, 71%)`
HSL	`hsl(51, 100%, 85%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(51, 29%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 29%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(95.71, -5.63, 31.76)`
CIE LCH	`lch(95.71, 32.25, 100.06)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(81.932, 89.299, 56.628)`
Decimal	`16774325`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #FFF4B5, 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 #FFF4B5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.86:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.11:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FFF4B5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.11:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.86:1	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 #FFF4B5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #fff4b5; }
.text { color: #fff4b5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #fff4b5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(255 244 181 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #fff4b5, #e5ffb5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pale Goldenrod.

Questions

What color is #FFF4B5?: #FFF4B5 is a very light, vivid yellow, closest to the named color Glowlight. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #FFF4B5?: The RGB value is 255, 244, 181: 255 red, 244 green and 181 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #FFF4B5?: The complementary color is #B5C0FF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FFF4B5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.86:1 and white text 1.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.