What color is #FFF6BB?

#FFF6BB 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 #FFF6BB?

The RGB value is 255, 246, 187: 255 red, 246 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #FFF6BB?

The complementary color is #BBC4FF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FFF6BB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.15:1 and white text 1.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#FFF6BB color

#FFF6BB rgb(255, 246, 187)

Shades of beige

The hex color #FFF6BB is a very light, vivid yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 100% red, 96.5% green and 73.3% blue (255, 246, 187).

Its hue angle is 52°, with 100% saturation and 87% 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 0.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.15:1).

#FFF6BB color codes

HEX	`#FFF6BB`
RGB	`rgb(255, 246, 187)`
RGB percent	`rgb(100%, 96.5%, 73.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(52, 100%, 87%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(52, 27%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 27%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(96.31, -5.87, 29.54)`
CIE LCH	`lch(96.31, 30.12, 101.24)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(83.166, 90.761, 60.142)`
Decimal	`16774843`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #FFF6BB, 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 #FFF6BB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.15:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.1:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FFF6BB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.1:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.15:1	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 #FFF6BB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #fff6bb; }
.text { color: #fff6bb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #fff6bb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(255 246 187 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #fff6bb, #e6ffbb); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pale Goldenrod.

Questions

What color is #FFF6BB?: #FFF6BB 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 #FFF6BB?: The RGB value is 255, 246, 187: 255 red, 246 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #FFF6BB?: The complementary color is #BBC4FF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FFF6BB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.15:1 and white text 1.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.