What color is #FFFFEB?

#FFFFEB is a very light, vivid yellow known as Vanilla Drop. It belongs to the white family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #FFFFEB?

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

What is the complementary color of #FFFFEB?

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

Is black or white text better on #FFFFEB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 20.76:1 and white text 1.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#FFFFEB color

#FFFFEB rgb(255, 255, 235)

Shades of white

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

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

Its hue angle is 60°, with 100% saturation and 96% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 0% black.

This exact color is also called Vanilla Drop.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 20.76:1).

#FFFFEB color codes

HEX	`#FFFFEB`
RGB	`rgb(255, 255, 235)`
RGB percent	`rgb(100%, 100%, 92.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(60, 100%, 96%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(60, 8%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 8%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(99.53, -3.37, 9.56)`
CIE LCH	`lch(99.53, 10.13, 109.42)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(91.993, 98.779, 92.801)`
Decimal	`16777195`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #FFFFEB, 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 #FFFFEB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	20.76:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.01:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FFFFEB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.01:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	20.76:1	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 #FFFFEB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ffffeb; }
.text { color: #ffffeb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ffffeb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(255 255 235 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ffffeb, #f5ffeb); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #FFFFEB?: #FFFFEB is a very light, vivid yellow known as Vanilla Drop. It belongs to the white family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #FFFFEB?: The RGB value is 255, 255, 235: 255 red, 255 green and 235 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #FFFFEB?: The complementary color is #EBEBFF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FFFFEB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 20.76:1 and white text 1.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.