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#FFF1AD Color

#FFF1AD is rgb(255, 241, 173) in RGB, hsl(50, 100%, 84%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 5%, 32%, 0%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Pale Goldenrod (#EEE8AA), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.79. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#FFF1AD
HEX#FFF1AD
RGBrgb(255, 241, 173)
HSLhsl(50, 100%, 84%)
HSVhsv(50, 32%, 100%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 5%, 32%, 0%)
OKLCHoklch(95.4% 0.087 97.9)
LABlab(95.09% -2.35 34.73)
LCHlch(95.09% 34.81 93.87)

What #FFF1AD Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #FFF1AD, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Pale Goldenrod#EEE8AAΔE 5.79Medium Champagne#F3E5ABΔE 6.15Very Pale Yellow#FFFFBFΔE 7.36Banana Mania#FAE7B5ΔE 9.04Peach#FFE5B4ΔE 10.1Green-yellow (Crayola)#F0E891ΔE 10.13

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every yellow in the library.

#FFF1AD Channel Values

How #FFF1AD breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 255 · G 241 · B 1738-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 50° · S 100% · L 84%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 50° · S 32% · V 100%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 5% · Y 32% · K 0%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.14:1 vs white · 18.44:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #FFF1AD background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text1.14:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text18.44:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #FFF1AD in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #FFF1AD

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #FFF1AD; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#FFF1AD
Complementary
#ADBBFF
Analogous
#FFC9AD
Analogous
#E4FFAD
Triadic
#ADFFF1
Triadic
#F1ADFF
Split comp.
#ADE4FF
Split comp.
#C9ADFF

Tints & Shades of #FFF1AD

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#FFF3B8
#FFF5C2
#FFF6CC
#FFF8D6
#FFFAE0
#FFFCEB

Shades

#FFE875
#FFDE38
#FFD500
#C2A200
#8A7300
#4D4000

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #FFF1AD.

How #FFF1AD Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#FFF1AD
Protanopia#F3F3AD
Protanomaly#F8F2AD
Deuteranopia#F6F6AC
Deuteranomaly#FAF4AD
Tritanopia#FFEAEA
Tritanomaly#FFEDD4
Achromatopsia#F0F0F0

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #FFF1AD in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-fff1ad: #FFF1AD;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #FFF1AD;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-fff1ad': '#FFF1AD' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 1.000, green: 0.945, blue: 0.678)
Android XML<color name="color_fff1ad">#FFF1AD</color>
SVG fillfill="#FFF1AD"

More Yellow Colors

#FFF1AD sits in the yellow family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#FFF1AD Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #FFF1AD?

#FFF1AD is a lightest yellow — rgb(255, 241, 173) in RGB and hsl(50, 100%, 84%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Pale Goldenrod (#EEE8AA), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.79.

What is the RGB value of #FFF1AD?

#FFF1AD is rgb(255, 241, 173) — red 255, green 241, and blue 173 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #FFF1AD?

#FFF1AD converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 5%, 32%, 0%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #FFF1AD be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #FFF1AD scores 1.14:1 against white and 18.44:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #FFF1AD as a CSS color keyword?

No. #FFF1AD is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is palegoldenrod (#EEE8AA) at a CIE76 distance of 5.79, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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Keep exploring: every yellow in the color library, the guide to shades of yellow, or the full color library.