What color is #FFFCCB?

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

What is the RGB value of #FFFCCB?

The RGB value is 255, 252, 203: 255 red, 252 green and 203 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #FFFCCB?

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

Is black or white text better on #FFFCCB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 20.04:1 and white text 1.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#FFFCCB color

#FFFCCB rgb(255, 252, 203)

Shades of beige

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 100% red, 98.8% green and 79.6% blue (255, 252, 203).

Its hue angle is 57°, with 100% saturation and 90% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 20% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Cream (#FFFDD0), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 20.04:1).

#FFFCCB color codes

HEX	`#FFFCCB`
RGB	`rgb(255, 252, 203)`
RGB percent	`rgb(100%, 98.8%, 79.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(57, 100%, 90%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(57, 20%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 20%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(98.11, -6.7, 23.89)`
CIE LCH	`lch(98.11, 24.82, 105.67)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(86.829, 95.194, 70.288)`
Decimal	`16776395`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #FFFCCB, 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 #FFFCCB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	20.04:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.05:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FFFCCB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.05:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	20.04:1	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 #FFFCCB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #fffccb; }
.text { color: #fffccb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #fffccb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(255 252 203 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #fffccb, #e8ffcb); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #FFFCCB?: #FFFCCB is a very light, vivid yellow, closest to the named color Cream. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #FFFCCB?: The RGB value is 255, 252, 203: 255 red, 252 green and 203 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #FFFCCB?: The complementary color is #CBCEFF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FFFCCB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 20.04:1 and white text 1.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.