What color is #FFF5CB?

#FFF5CB 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 #FFF5CB?

The RGB value is 255, 245, 203: 255 red, 245 green and 203 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #FFF5CB?

The complementary color is #CBD5FF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FFF5CB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.18:1 and white text 1.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#FFF5CB color

#FFF5CB rgb(255, 245, 203)

Shades of beige

The hex color #FFF5CB is a very light, vivid yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 100% red, 96.1% green and 79.6% blue (255, 245, 203).

Its hue angle is 48°, with 100% saturation and 90% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 20% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Stereotypical Duck (#FFF5CF), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.18:1).

#FFF5CB color codes

HEX	`#FFF5CB`
RGB	`rgb(255, 245, 203)`
RGB percent	`rgb(100%, 96.1%, 79.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(48, 100%, 90%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(48, 20%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 20%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(96.36, -3.21, 21.46)`
CIE LCH	`lch(96.36, 21.7, 98.5)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(84.672, 90.878, 69.569)`
Decimal	`16774603`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #FFF5CB, 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 #FFF5CB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.18:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.1:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FFF5CB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.1:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.18:1	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 #FFF5CB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #fff5cb; }
.text { color: #fff5cb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #fff5cb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(255 245 203 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #fff5cb, #efffcb); }

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Questions

What color is #FFF5CB?: #FFF5CB 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 #FFF5CB?: The RGB value is 255, 245, 203: 255 red, 245 green and 203 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #FFF5CB?: The complementary color is #CBD5FF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FFF5CB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.18:1 and white text 1.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.