What color is #FFFAAE?

#FFFAAE 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 #FFFAAE?

The RGB value is 255, 250, 174: 255 red, 250 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #FFFAAE?

The complementary color is #AEB3FF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FFFAAE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.54:1 and white text 1.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#FFFAAE color

#FFFAAE rgb(255, 250, 174)

Shades of yellow

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 100% red, 98% green and 68.2% blue (255, 250, 174).

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 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.54:1).

#FFFAAE color codes

HEX	`#FFFAAE`
RGB	`rgb(255, 250, 174)`
RGB percent	`rgb(100%, 98%, 68.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(56, 100%, 84%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(56, 32%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 32%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(97.1, -9.46, 37.13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(97.1, 38.32, 104.3)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(83.066, 92.689, 53.551)`
Decimal	`16775854`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #FFFAAE, 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 #FFFAAE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.54:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.07:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FFFAAE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.07:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.54:1	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 #FFFAAE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #fffaae; }
.text { color: #fffaae; }
.border { border: 2px solid #fffaae; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(255 250 174 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #fffaae, #dcffae); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Yellow.

Questions

What color is #FFFAAE?: #FFFAAE 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 #FFFAAE?: The RGB value is 255, 250, 174: 255 red, 250 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #FFFAAE?: The complementary color is #AEB3FF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FFFAAE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.54:1 and white text 1.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.