What color is #FFFEF8?

#FFFEF8 is a very light, vivid yellow, closest to the named color Lotion. It belongs to the white family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #FFFEF8?

The RGB value is 255, 254, 248: 255 red, 254 green and 248 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #FFFEF8?

The complementary color is #F8F9FF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FFFEF8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 20.78:1 and white text 1.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#FFFEF8 color

#FFFEF8 rgb(255, 254, 248)

Shades of white

The hex color #FFFEF8 is a very light, vivid yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 100% red, 99.6% green and 97.3% blue (255, 254, 248).

Its hue angle is 51°, with 100% saturation and 99% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Lotion (#FEFDFA), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 20.78:1).

#FFFEF8 color codes

HEX	`#FFFEF8`
RGB	`rgb(255, 254, 248)`
RGB percent	`rgb(100%, 99.6%, 97.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(51, 100%, 99%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(51, 3%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 3%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(99.58, -0.71, 2.98)`
CIE LCH	`lch(99.58, 3.06, 103.33)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(93.622, 98.921, 102.95)`
Decimal	`16776952`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #FFFEF8, 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 #FFFEF8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	20.78:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.01:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FFFEF8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.01:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	20.78:1	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 #FFFEF8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #fffef8; }
.text { color: #fffef8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #fffef8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(255 254 248 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #fffef8, #fdfff8); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #FFFEF8?: #FFFEF8 is a very light, vivid yellow, closest to the named color Lotion. It belongs to the white family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #FFFEF8?: The RGB value is 255, 254, 248: 255 red, 254 green and 248 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #FFFEF8?: The complementary color is #F8F9FF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FFFEF8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 20.78:1 and white text 1.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.