What color is #FFF8C3?

#FFF8C3 is a very light, vivid yellow, closest to the named color Fondue. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #FFF8C3?

The RGB value is 255, 248, 195: 255 red, 248 green and 195 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #FFF8C3?

The complementary color is #C3CAFF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FFF8C3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.47:1 and white text 1.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#FFF8C3 color

#FFF8C3 rgb(255, 248, 195)

Shades of beige

The hex color #FFF8C3 is a very light, vivid yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 100% red, 97.3% green and 76.5% blue (255, 248, 195).

Its hue angle is 53°, with 100% saturation and 88% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 24% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Fondue (#FDF5C4), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.47:1).

#FFF8C3 color codes

HEX	`#FFF8C3`
RGB	`rgb(255, 248, 195)`
RGB percent	`rgb(100%, 97.3%, 76.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(53, 100%, 88%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(53, 24%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 24%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(96.96, -5.81, 26.37)`
CIE LCH	`lch(96.96, 27, 102.43)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(84.658, 92.336, 64.982)`
Decimal	`16775363`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #FFF8C3, 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 #FFF8C3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.47:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.08:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FFF8C3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.08:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.47:1	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 #FFF8C3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #fff8c3; }
.text { color: #fff8c3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #fff8c3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(255 248 195 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #fff8c3, #e8ffc3); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #FFF8C3?: #FFF8C3 is a very light, vivid yellow, closest to the named color Fondue. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #FFF8C3?: The RGB value is 255, 248, 195: 255 red, 248 green and 195 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #FFF8C3?: The complementary color is #C3CAFF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FFF8C3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.47:1 and white text 1.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.