What color is #FFF6BA?

#FFF6BA 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 #FFF6BA?

The RGB value is 255, 246, 186: 255 red, 246 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #FFF6BA?

The complementary color is #BAC3FF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FFF6BA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.14:1 and white text 1.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#FFF6BA color

#FFF6BA rgb(255, 246, 186)

Shades of beige

The hex color #FFF6BA is a very light, vivid yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 100% red, 96.5% green and 72.9% blue (255, 246, 186).

Its hue angle is 52°, with 100% saturation and 86% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 27% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Glowlight (#FFF6B9), a difference of 0.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.14:1).

#FFF6BA color codes

HEX	`#FFF6BA`
RGB	`rgb(255, 246, 186)`
RGB percent	`rgb(100%, 96.5%, 72.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(52, 100%, 86%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(52, 27%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 27%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(96.29, -6, 30.03)`
CIE LCH	`lch(96.29, 30.62, 101.3)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(83.059, 90.718, 59.58)`
Decimal	`16774842`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #FFF6BA, 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 #FFF6BA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.14:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.1:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FFF6BA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.1:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.14:1	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 #FFF6BA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #fff6ba; }
.text { color: #fff6ba; }
.border { border: 2px solid #fff6ba; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(255 246 186 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #fff6ba, #e6ffba); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pale Goldenrod.

Questions

What color is #FFF6BA?: #FFF6BA 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 #FFF6BA?: The RGB value is 255, 246, 186: 255 red, 246 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #FFF6BA?: The complementary color is #BAC3FF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FFF6BA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.14:1 and white text 1.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.