What color is #FFFFFB?

#FFFFFB 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 #FFFFFB?

The RGB value is 255, 255, 251: 255 red, 255 green and 251 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #FFFFFB?

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

Is black or white text better on #FFFFFB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 20.95:1 and white text 1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#FFFFFB color

#FFFFFB rgb(255, 255, 251)

Shades of white

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 100% red, 100% green and 98.4% blue (255, 255, 251).

Its hue angle is 60°, with 100% saturation and 99% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Lotion (#FEFDFA), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 20.95:1).

#FFFFFB color codes

HEX	`#FFFFFB`
RGB	`rgb(255, 255, 251)`
RGB percent	`rgb(100%, 100%, 98.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(60, 100%, 99%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(60, 2%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 2%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(99.9, -0.69, 1.91)`
CIE LCH	`lch(99.9, 2.03, 110.02)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(94.41, 99.745, 105.527)`
Decimal	`16777211`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #FFFFFB, 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 #FFFFFB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	20.95:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FFFFFB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	20.95:1	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 #FFFFFB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #fffffb; }
.text { color: #fffffb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #fffffb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(255 255 251 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #fffffb, #fdfffb); }

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Questions

What color is #FFFFFB?: #FFFFFB 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 #FFFFFB?: The RGB value is 255, 255, 251: 255 red, 255 green and 251 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #FFFFFB?: The complementary color is #FBFBFF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FFFFFB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 20.95:1 and white text 1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.