What color is #FFF8CA?

#FFF8CA is a very light, vivid yellow, closest to the named color Lemon Chiffon. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #FFF8CA?

The RGB value is 255, 248, 202: 255 red, 248 green and 202 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #FFF8CA?

The complementary color is #CAD1FF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FFF8CA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.53:1 and white text 1.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#FFF8CA color

#FFF8CA rgb(255, 248, 202)

Shades of beige

The hex color #FFF8CA is a very light, vivid yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 100% red, 97.3% green and 79.2% blue (255, 248, 202).

Its hue angle is 52°, with 100% saturation and 90% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 21% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Lemon Chiffon (#FFFACD), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.53:1).

#FFF8CA color codes

HEX	`#FFF8CA`
RGB	`rgb(255, 248, 202)`
RGB percent	`rgb(100%, 97.3%, 79.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(52, 100%, 90%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(52, 21%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 21%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(97.09, -4.85, 22.99)`
CIE LCH	`lch(97.09, 23.49, 101.92)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(85.468, 92.66, 69.249)`
Decimal	`16775370`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #FFF8CA, 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 #FFF8CA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.53:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.08:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FFF8CA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.08:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.53:1	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 #FFF8CA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #fff8ca; }
.text { color: #fff8ca; }
.border { border: 2px solid #fff8ca; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(255 248 202 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #fff8ca, #ebffca); }

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Questions

What color is #FFF8CA?: #FFF8CA is a very light, vivid yellow, closest to the named color Lemon Chiffon. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #FFF8CA?: The RGB value is 255, 248, 202: 255 red, 248 green and 202 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #FFF8CA?: The complementary color is #CAD1FF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FFF8CA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.53:1 and white text 1.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.