What color is #FFFAA4?

#FFFAA4 is a very light, vivid yellow, closest to the named color Yippie Ya Yellow. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #FFFAA4?

The RGB value is 255, 250, 164: 255 red, 250 green and 164 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #FFFAA4?

The complementary color is #A4A9FF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FFFAA4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.46:1 and white text 1.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#FFFAA4 color

#FFFAA4 rgb(255, 250, 164)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #FFFAA4 is a very light, vivid yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 100% red, 98% green and 64.3% blue (255, 250, 164).

Its hue angle is 57°, with 100% saturation and 82% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 36% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Yippie Ya Yellow (#F9F59F), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.46:1).

#FFFAA4 color codes

HEX	`#FFFAA4`
RGB	`rgb(255, 250, 164)`
RGB percent	`rgb(100%, 98%, 64.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(57, 100%, 82%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(57, 36%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 36%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(96.95, -10.61, 41.88)`
CIE LCH	`lch(96.95, 43.21, 104.22)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(82.127, 92.313, 48.607)`
Decimal	`16775844`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #FFFAA4, 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 #FFFAA4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.46:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.08:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FFFAA4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.08:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.46:1	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 #FFFAA4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #fffaa4; }
.text { color: #fffaa4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #fffaa4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(255 250 164 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #fffaa4, #d6ffa4); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Yellow.

Questions

What color is #FFFAA4?: #FFFAA4 is a very light, vivid yellow, closest to the named color Yippie Ya Yellow. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #FFFAA4?: The RGB value is 255, 250, 164: 255 red, 250 green and 164 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #FFFAA4?: The complementary color is #A4A9FF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FFFAA4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.46:1 and white text 1.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.