What color is #FFFEEB?

#FFFEEB is a very light, vivid yellow, closest to the named color Vanilla Drop. It belongs to the white family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #FFFEEB?

The RGB value is 255, 254, 235: 255 red, 254 green and 235 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #FFFEEB?

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

Is black or white text better on #FFFEEB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 20.63:1 and white text 1.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#FFFEEB color

#FFFEEB rgb(255, 254, 235)

Shades of white

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 100% red, 99.6% green and 92.2% blue (255, 254, 235).

Its hue angle is 57°, with 100% saturation and 96% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Vanilla Drop (#FFFFEB), a difference of 0.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 20.63:1).

#FFFEEB color codes

HEX	`#FFFEEB`
RGB	`rgb(255, 254, 235)`
RGB percent	`rgb(100%, 99.6%, 92.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(57, 100%, 96%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(57, 8%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 8%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(99.28, -2.87, 9.2)`
CIE LCH	`lch(99.28, 9.64, 107.31)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(91.675, 98.142, 92.695)`
Decimal	`16776939`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #FFFEEB, 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 #FFFEEB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	20.63:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.02:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FFFEEB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.02:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	20.63:1	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 #FFFEEB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #fffeeb; }
.text { color: #fffeeb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #fffeeb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(255 254 235 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #fffeeb, #f6ffeb); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #FFFEEB?: #FFFEEB is a very light, vivid yellow, closest to the named color Vanilla Drop. It belongs to the white family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #FFFEEB?: The RGB value is 255, 254, 235: 255 red, 254 green and 235 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #FFFEEB?: The complementary color is #EBECFF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FFFEEB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 20.63:1 and white text 1.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.