What color is #FFFFDF?

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

What is the RGB value of #FFFFDF?

The RGB value is 255, 255, 223: 255 red, 255 green and 223 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #FFFFDF?

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

Is black or white text better on #FFFFDF?

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.

#FFFFDF color

#FFFFDF rgb(255, 255, 223)

Shades of beige

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 100% red, 100% green and 87.5% blue (255, 255, 223).

Its hue angle is 60°, with 100% saturation and 94% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Light Yellow (#FFFFE0), a difference of 0.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#FFFFDF color codes

HEX	`#FFFFDF`
RGB	`rgb(255, 255, 223)`
RGB percent	`rgb(100%, 100%, 87.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(60, 100%, 94%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(60, 13%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 13%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(99.26, -5.26, 15.32)`
CIE LCH	`lch(99.26, 16.2, 108.96)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(90.318, 98.108, 83.977)`
Decimal	`16777183`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

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

#FFFFDF 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 #FFFFDF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ffffdf; }
.text { color: #ffffdf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ffffdf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(255 255 223 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ffffdf, #efffdf); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #FFFFDF?: #FFFFDF is a very light, vivid yellow, closest to the named color Light Yellow. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #FFFFDF?: The RGB value is 255, 255, 223: 255 red, 255 green and 223 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #FFFFDF?: The complementary color is #DFDFFF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FFFFDF?: 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.