What color is #FFFAAD?

#FFFAAD is a very light, vivid yellow, closest to the named color Bollywood Gold. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #FFFAAD?

The RGB value is 255, 250, 173: 255 red, 250 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #FFFAAD?

The complementary color is #ADB2FF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FFFAAD?

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.

#FFFAAD color

#FFFAAD rgb(255, 250, 173)

Shades of yellow

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 100% red, 98% green and 67.8% blue (255, 250, 173).

Its hue angle is 56°, with 100% saturation and 84% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 32% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Bollywood Gold (#FFFBAB), a difference of 0.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#FFFAAD color codes

HEX	`#FFFAAD`
RGB	`rgb(255, 250, 173)`
RGB percent	`rgb(100%, 98%, 67.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(56, 100%, 84%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(56, 32%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 32%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(97.09, -9.58, 37.61)`
CIE LCH	`lch(97.09, 38.81, 104.29)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(82.969, 92.65, 53.04)`
Decimal	`16775853`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

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

#FFFAAD 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 #FFFAAD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #fffaad; }
.text { color: #fffaad; }
.border { border: 2px solid #fffaad; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(255 250 173 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #fffaad, #dbffad); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Yellow.

Questions

What color is #FFFAAD?: #FFFAAD is a very light, vivid yellow, closest to the named color Bollywood Gold. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #FFFAAD?: The RGB value is 255, 250, 173: 255 red, 250 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #FFFAAD?: The complementary color is #ADB2FF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FFFAAD?: 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.