What color is #FFFA80?

#FFFA80 is a light, vivid yellow, closest to the named color Straw Gold. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #FFFA80?

The RGB value is 255, 250, 128: 255 red, 250 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #FFFA80?

The complementary color is #8085FF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FFFA80?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.24:1 and white text 1.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#FFFA80 color

#FFFA80 rgb(255, 250, 128)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #FFFA80 is a light, vivid yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 100% red, 98% green and 50.2% blue (255, 250, 128).

Its hue angle is 58°, with 100% saturation and 75% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 50% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Straw Gold (#FCF679), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.24:1).

#FFFA80 color codes

HEX	`#FFFA80`
RGB	`rgb(255, 250, 128)`
RGB percent	`rgb(100%, 98%, 50.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(58, 100%, 75%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(58, 50%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 50%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(96.49, -14.11, 58.47)`
CIE LCH	`lch(96.49, 60.15, 103.57)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(79.324, 91.192, 33.841)`
Decimal	`16775808`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #FFFA80, 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 #FFFA80	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.24:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.09:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FFFA80 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.09:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.24:1	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 #FFFA80 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #fffa80; }
.text { color: #fffa80; }
.border { border: 2px solid #fffa80; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(255 250 128 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #fffa80, #c5ff80); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #FFFA80?: #FFFA80 is a light, vivid yellow, closest to the named color Straw Gold. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #FFFA80?: The RGB value is 255, 250, 128: 255 red, 250 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #FFFA80?: The complementary color is #8085FF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FFFA80?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.24:1 and white text 1.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.