What color is #FFFEB2?

#FFFEB2 is a very light, vivid yellow, closest to the named color Parchment. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #FFFEB2?

The RGB value is 255, 254, 178: 255 red, 254 green and 178 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #FFFEB2?

The complementary color is #B2B3FF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FFFEB2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 20.07:1 and white text 1.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#FFFEB2 color

#FFFEB2 rgb(255, 254, 178)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #FFFEB2 is a very light, vivid yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 100% red, 99.6% green and 69.8% blue (255, 254, 178).

Its hue angle is 59°, with 100% saturation and 85% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 30% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Parchment (#FEFCAF), a difference of 0.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 20.07:1).

#FFFEB2 color codes

HEX	`#FFFEB2`
RGB	`rgb(255, 254, 178)`
RGB percent	`rgb(100%, 99.6%, 69.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(59, 100%, 85%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(59, 30%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 30%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(98.18, -10.95, 36.56)`
CIE LCH	`lch(98.18, 38.17, 106.68)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(84.718, 95.359, 56.054)`
Decimal	`16776882`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #FFFEB2, 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 #FFFEB2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	20.07:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.05:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FFFEB2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.05:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	20.07:1	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 #FFFEB2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #fffeb2; }
.text { color: #fffeb2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #fffeb2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(255 254 178 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #fffeb2, #daffb2); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Yellow.

Questions

What color is #FFFEB2?: #FFFEB2 is a very light, vivid yellow, closest to the named color Parchment. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #FFFEB2?: The RGB value is 255, 254, 178: 255 red, 254 green and 178 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #FFFEB2?: The complementary color is #B2B3FF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FFFEB2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 20.07:1 and white text 1.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.