What color is #FFFCE1?

#FFFCE1 is a very light, vivid yellow, closest to the named color Buttermilk. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #FFFCE1?

The RGB value is 255, 252, 225: 255 red, 252 green and 225 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #FFFCE1?

The complementary color is #E1E4FF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FFFCE1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 20.26:1 and white text 1.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#FFFCE1 color

#FFFCE1 rgb(255, 252, 225)

Shades of beige

The hex color #FFFCE1 is a very light, vivid yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 100% red, 98.8% green and 88.2% blue (255, 252, 225).

Its hue angle is 54°, with 100% saturation and 94% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 12% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Buttermilk (#FFFEE4), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 20.26:1).

#FFFCE1 color codes

HEX	`#FFFCE1`
RGB	`rgb(255, 252, 225)`
RGB percent	`rgb(100%, 98.8%, 88.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(54, 100%, 94%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(54, 12%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 12%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(98.56, -3.45, 13.3)`
CIE LCH	`lch(98.56, 13.74, 104.56)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(89.64, 96.318, 85.088)`
Decimal	`16776417`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #FFFCE1, 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 #FFFCE1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	20.26:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.04:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FFFCE1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.04:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	20.26:1	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 #FFFCE1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #fffce1; }
.text { color: #fffce1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #fffce1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(255 252 225 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #fffce1, #f3ffe1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cornsilk.

Questions

What color is #FFFCE1?: #FFFCE1 is a very light, vivid yellow, closest to the named color Buttermilk. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #FFFCE1?: The RGB value is 255, 252, 225: 255 red, 252 green and 225 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #FFFCE1?: The complementary color is #E1E4FF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FFFCE1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 20.26:1 and white text 1.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.