What color is #FFFDE9?

#FFFDE9 is a very light, vivid yellow, closest to the named color Sparkling Cider. It belongs to the white family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #FFFDE9?

The RGB value is 255, 253, 233: 255 red, 253 green and 233 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #FFFDE9?

The complementary color is #E9EBFF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FFFDE9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 20.48:1 and white text 1.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#FFFDE9 color

#FFFDE9 rgb(255, 253, 233)

Shades of white

The hex color #FFFDE9 is a very light, vivid yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 100% red, 99.2% green and 91.4% blue (255, 253, 233).

Its hue angle is 55°, with 100% saturation and 96% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 9% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Sparkling Cider (#FFFDEB), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 20.48:1).

#FFFDE9 color codes

HEX	`#FFFDE9`
RGB	`rgb(255, 253, 233)`
RGB percent	`rgb(100%, 99.2%, 91.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(55, 100%, 96%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(55, 9%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 9%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(98.98, -2.69, 9.81)`
CIE LCH	`lch(98.98, 10.17, 105.34)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(91.071, 97.394, 91.076)`
Decimal	`16776681`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #FFFDE9, 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 #FFFDE9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	20.48:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.03:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FFFDE9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.03:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	20.48:1	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 #FFFDE9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #fffde9; }
.text { color: #fffde9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #fffde9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(255 253 233 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #fffde9, #f6ffe9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ivory.

Questions

What color is #FFFDE9?: #FFFDE9 is a very light, vivid yellow, closest to the named color Sparkling Cider. It belongs to the white family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #FFFDE9?: The RGB value is 255, 253, 233: 255 red, 253 green and 233 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #FFFDE9?: The complementary color is #E9EBFF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FFFDE9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 20.48:1 and white text 1.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.