What color is #FFFDD4?

#FFFDD4 is a very light, vivid yellow, closest to the named color Lit. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #FFFDD4?

The RGB value is 255, 253, 212: 255 red, 253 green and 212 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #FFFDD4?

The complementary color is #D4D6FF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FFFDD4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 20.25:1 and white text 1.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#FFFDD4 color

#FFFDD4 rgb(255, 253, 212)

Shades of beige

The hex color #FFFDD4 is a very light, vivid yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 100% red, 99.2% green and 83.1% blue (255, 253, 212).

Its hue angle is 57°, with 100% saturation and 92% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 17% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Lit (#FFFED8), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 20.25:1).

#FFFDD4 color codes

HEX	`#FFFDD4`
RGB	`rgb(255, 253, 212)`
RGB percent	`rgb(100%, 99.2%, 83.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(57, 100%, 92%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(57, 17%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 17%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(98.54, -5.91, 19.91)`
CIE LCH	`lch(98.54, 20.77, 106.55)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(88.248, 96.265, 76.207)`
Decimal	`16776660`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #FFFDD4, 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 #FFFDD4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	20.25:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.04:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FFFDD4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.04:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	20.25:1	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 #FFFDD4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #fffdd4; }
.text { color: #fffdd4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #fffdd4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(255 253 212 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #fffdd4, #ecffd4); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #FFFDD4?: #FFFDD4 is a very light, vivid yellow, closest to the named color Lit. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #FFFDD4?: The RGB value is 255, 253, 212: 255 red, 253 green and 212 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #FFFDD4?: The complementary color is #D4D6FF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FFFDD4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 20.25:1 and white text 1.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.