What color is #FFFDE6?

#FFFDE6 is a very light, vivid yellow, closest to the named color Wedding Dress. It belongs to the white family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #FFFDE6?

The RGB value is 255, 253, 230: 255 red, 253 green and 230 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #FFFDE6?

The complementary color is #E6E8FF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FFFDE6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 20.44:1 and white text 1.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#FFFDE6 color

#FFFDE6 rgb(255, 253, 230)

Shades of white

The hex color #FFFDE6 is a very light, vivid yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 100% red, 99.2% green and 90.2% blue (255, 253, 230).

Its hue angle is 55°, with 100% saturation and 95% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 10% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Wedding Dress (#FEFEE7), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 20.44:1).

#FFFDE6 color codes

HEX	`#FFFDE6`
RGB	`rgb(255, 253, 230)`
RGB percent	`rgb(100%, 99.2%, 90.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(55, 100%, 95%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(55, 10%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 10%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(98.92, -3.17, 11.25)`
CIE LCH	`lch(98.92, 11.68, 105.74)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(90.647, 97.224, 88.838)`
Decimal	`16776678`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #FFFDE6, 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 #FFFDE6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	20.44:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.03:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FFFDE6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.03:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	20.44:1	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 #FFFDE6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #fffde6; }
.text { color: #fffde6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #fffde6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(255 253 230 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #fffde6, #f4ffe6); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Beige.

Questions

What color is #FFFDE6?: #FFFDE6 is a very light, vivid yellow, closest to the named color Wedding Dress. It belongs to the white family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #FFFDE6?: The RGB value is 255, 253, 230: 255 red, 253 green and 230 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #FFFDE6?: The complementary color is #E6E8FF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FFFDE6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 20.44:1 and white text 1.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.