What color is #FFFFE3?

#FFFFE3 is a very light, vivid yellow known as Lamb’s Wool. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #FFFFE3?

The RGB value is 255, 255, 227: 255 red, 255 green and 227 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #FFFFE3?

The complementary color is #E3E3FF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FFFFE3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 20.67:1 and white text 1.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#FFFFE3 color

#FFFFE3 rgb(255, 255, 227)

Shades of beige

The hex color #FFFFE3 is a very light, vivid yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 100% red, 100% green and 89% blue (255, 255, 227).

Its hue angle is 60°, with 100% saturation and 95% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 0% black.

This exact color is also called Lamb’s Wool.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 20.67:1).

#FFFFE3 color codes

HEX	`#FFFFE3`
RGB	`rgb(255, 255, 227)`
RGB percent	`rgb(100%, 100%, 89%)`
HSL	`hsl(60, 100%, 95%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(60, 11%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 11%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(99.35, -4.64, 13.4)`
CIE LCH	`lch(99.35, 14.18, 109.11)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(90.864, 98.327, 86.85)`
Decimal	`16777187`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #FFFFE3, 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 #FFFFE3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	20.67:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.02:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FFFFE3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.02:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	20.67:1	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 #FFFFE3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ffffe3; }
.text { color: #ffffe3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ffffe3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(255 255 227 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ffffe3, #f1ffe3); }

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Questions

What color is #FFFFE3?: #FFFFE3 is a very light, vivid yellow known as Lamb’s Wool. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #FFFFE3?: The RGB value is 255, 255, 227: 255 red, 255 green and 227 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #FFFFE3?: The complementary color is #E3E3FF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FFFFE3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 20.67:1 and white text 1.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.