What color is #FFFAB8?

#FFFAB8 is a very light, vivid yellow, closest to the named color Yellow Mana. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #FFFAB8?

The RGB value is 255, 250, 184: 255 red, 250 green and 184 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #FFFAB8?

The complementary color is #B8BDFF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FFFAB8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.62:1 and white text 1.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#FFFAB8 color

#FFFAB8 rgb(255, 250, 184)

Shades of beige

The hex color #FFFAB8 is a very light, vivid yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 100% red, 98% green and 72.2% blue (255, 250, 184).

Its hue angle is 56°, with 100% saturation and 86% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 28% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Yellow Mana (#FDFCBF), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.62:1).

#FFFAB8 color codes

HEX	`#FFFAB8`
RGB	`rgb(255, 250, 184)`
RGB percent	`rgb(100%, 98%, 72.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(56, 100%, 86%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(56, 28%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 28%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(97.27, -8.24, 32.35)`
CIE LCH	`lch(97.27, 33.38, 104.29)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(84.078, 93.093, 58.878)`
Decimal	`16775864`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #FFFAB8, 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 #FFFAB8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.62:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.07:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FFFAB8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.07:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.62:1	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 #FFFAB8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #fffab8; }
.text { color: #fffab8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #fffab8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(255 250 184 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #fffab8, #e1ffb8); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pale Goldenrod.

Questions

What color is #FFFAB8?: #FFFAB8 is a very light, vivid yellow, closest to the named color Yellow Mana. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #FFFAB8?: The RGB value is 255, 250, 184: 255 red, 250 green and 184 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #FFFAB8?: The complementary color is #B8BDFF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FFFAB8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.62:1 and white text 1.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.