What color is #FFF4CE?

#FFF4CE is a very light, vivid yellow, closest to the named color Stereotypical Duck. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #FFF4CE?

The RGB value is 255, 244, 206: 255 red, 244 green and 206 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #FFF4CE?

The complementary color is #CED9FF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FFF4CE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.08:1 and white text 1.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#FFF4CE color

#FFF4CE rgb(255, 244, 206)

Shades of beige

The hex color #FFF4CE is a very light, vivid yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 100% red, 95.7% green and 80.8% blue (255, 244, 206).

Its hue angle is 47°, with 100% saturation and 90% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 19% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Stereotypical Duck (#FFF5CF), a difference of 0.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.08:1).

#FFF4CE color codes

HEX	`#FFF4CE`
RGB	`rgb(255, 244, 206)`
RGB percent	`rgb(100%, 95.7%, 80.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(47, 100%, 90%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(47, 19%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 19%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(96.17, -2.28, 19.66)`
CIE LCH	`lch(96.17, 19.8, 96.61)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(84.731, 90.419, 71.37)`
Decimal	`16774350`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #FFF4CE, 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 #FFF4CE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.08:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.1:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FFF4CE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.1:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.08:1	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 #FFF4CE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #fff4ce; }
.text { color: #fff4ce; }
.border { border: 2px solid #fff4ce; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(255 244 206 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #fff4ce, #f2ffce); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cornsilk.

Questions

What color is #FFF4CE?: #FFF4CE is a very light, vivid yellow, closest to the named color Stereotypical Duck. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #FFF4CE?: The RGB value is 255, 244, 206: 255 red, 244 green and 206 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #FFF4CE?: The complementary color is #CED9FF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FFF4CE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.08:1 and white text 1.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.