What color is #FFFB98?

#FFFB98 is a light, vivid yellow, closest to the named color Pastel Yellow. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #FFFB98?

The RGB value is 255, 251, 152: 255 red, 251 green and 152 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #FFFB98?

The complementary color is #989CFF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FFFB98?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.5:1 and white text 1.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#FFFB98 color

#FFFB98 rgb(255, 251, 152)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #FFFB98 is a light, vivid yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 100% red, 98.4% green and 59.6% blue (255, 251, 152).

Its hue angle is 58°, with 100% saturation and 80% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 40% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Pastel Yellow (#FDFD96), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.5:1).

#FFFB98 color codes

HEX	`#FFFB98`
RGB	`rgb(255, 251, 152)`
RGB percent	`rgb(100%, 98.4%, 59.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(58, 100%, 80%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(58, 40%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 40%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(97.03, -12.38, 47.84)`
CIE LCH	`lch(97.03, 49.42, 104.51)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(81.406, 92.523, 43.27)`
Decimal	`16776088`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #FFFB98, 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 #FFFB98	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.5:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.08:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FFFB98 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.08:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.5:1	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 #FFFB98 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #fffb98; }
.text { color: #fffb98; }
.border { border: 2px solid #fffb98; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(255 251 152 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #fffb98, #d0ff98); }

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Questions

What color is #FFFB98?: #FFFB98 is a light, vivid yellow, closest to the named color Pastel Yellow. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #FFFB98?: The RGB value is 255, 251, 152: 255 red, 251 green and 152 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #FFFB98?: The complementary color is #989CFF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FFFB98?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.5:1 and white text 1.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.