What color is #FFFDF5?

#FFFDF5 is a very light, vivid yellow, closest to the named color Bone White. It belongs to the white family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #FFFDF5?

The RGB value is 255, 253, 245: 255 red, 253 green and 245 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #FFFDF5?

The complementary color is #F5F7FF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FFFDF5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 20.62:1 and white text 1.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#FFFDF5 color

#FFFDF5 rgb(255, 253, 245)

Shades of white

The hex color #FFFDF5 is a very light, vivid yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 100% red, 99.2% green and 96.1% blue (255, 253, 245).

Its hue angle is 48°, with 100% saturation and 98% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 4% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Bone White (#F9F6EE), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 20.62:1).

#FFFDF5 color codes

HEX	`#FFFDF5`
RGB	`rgb(255, 253, 245)`
RGB percent	`rgb(100%, 99.2%, 96.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(48, 100%, 98%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(48, 4%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 4%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(99.26, -0.71, 4.05)`
CIE LCH	`lch(99.26, 4.12, 99.96)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(92.844, 98.103, 100.413)`
Decimal	`16776693`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #FFFDF5, 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 #FFFDF5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	20.62:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.02:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FFFDF5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.02:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	20.62:1	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 #FFFDF5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #fffdf5; }
.text { color: #fffdf5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #fffdf5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(255 253 245 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #fffdf5, #fcfff5); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #FFFDF5?: #FFFDF5 is a very light, vivid yellow, closest to the named color Bone White. It belongs to the white family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #FFFDF5?: The RGB value is 255, 253, 245: 255 red, 253 green and 245 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #FFFDF5?: The complementary color is #F5F7FF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FFFDF5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 20.62:1 and white text 1.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.