What color is #FFFFC8?

#FFFFC8 is a very light, vivid yellow, closest to the named color Yellow Mana. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #FFFFC8?

The RGB value is 255, 255, 200: 255 red, 255 green and 200 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #FFFFC8?

The complementary color is #C8C8FF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FFFFC8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 20.39:1 and white text 1.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#FFFFC8 color

#FFFFC8 rgb(255, 255, 200)

Shades of beige

The hex color #FFFFC8 is a very light, vivid yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 100% red, 100% green and 78.4% blue (255, 255, 200).

Its hue angle is 60°, with 100% saturation and 89% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 22% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Yellow Mana (#FDFCBF), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 20.39:1).

#FFFFC8 color codes

HEX	`#FFFFC8`
RGB	`rgb(255, 255, 200)`
RGB percent	`rgb(100%, 100%, 78.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(60, 100%, 89%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(60, 22%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 22%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(98.81, -8.61, 26.37)`
CIE LCH	`lch(98.81, 27.74, 108.07)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(87.425, 96.951, 68.74)`
Decimal	`16777160`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #FFFFC8, 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 #FFFFC8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	20.39:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.03:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FFFFC8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.03:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	20.39:1	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 #FFFFC8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ffffc8; }
.text { color: #ffffc8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ffffc8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(255 255 200 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ffffc8, #e3ffc8); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #FFFFC8?: #FFFFC8 is a very light, vivid yellow, closest to the named color Yellow Mana. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #FFFFC8?: The RGB value is 255, 255, 200: 255 red, 255 green and 200 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #FFFFC8?: The complementary color is #C8C8FF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FFFFC8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 20.39:1 and white text 1.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.