What color is #FFFCAB?

#FFFCAB 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 #FFFCAB?

The RGB value is 255, 252, 171: 255 red, 252 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #FFFCAB?

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

Is black or white text better on #FFFCAB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.76:1 and white text 1.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#FFFCAB color

#FFFCAB rgb(255, 252, 171)

Shades of yellow

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 100% red, 98.8% green and 67.1% blue (255, 252, 171).

Its hue angle is 58°, with 100% saturation and 84% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 33% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Bollywood Gold (#FFFBAB), a difference of 0.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.76:1).

#FFFCAB color codes

HEX	`#FFFCAB`
RGB	`rgb(255, 252, 171)`
RGB percent	`rgb(100%, 98.8%, 67.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(58, 100%, 84%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(58, 33%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 33%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(97.56, -10.8, 39.23)`
CIE LCH	`lch(97.56, 40.69, 105.39)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(83.402, 93.823, 52.236)`
Decimal	`16776363`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #FFFCAB, 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 #FFFCAB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.76:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.06:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FFFCAB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.06:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.76:1	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 #FFFCAB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #fffcab; }
.text { color: #fffcab; }
.border { border: 2px solid #fffcab; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(255 252 171 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #fffcab, #d8ffab); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Yellow.

Questions

What color is #FFFCAB?: #FFFCAB 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 #FFFCAB?: The RGB value is 255, 252, 171: 255 red, 252 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #FFFCAB?: The complementary color is #ABAEFF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FFFCAB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.76:1 and white text 1.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.