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#FFF3B8 Color

#FFF3B8 is rgb(255, 243, 184) in RGB, hsl(50, 100%, 86%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 5%, 28%, 0%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Medium Champagne (#F3E5AB), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.79. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#FFF3B8
HEX#FFF3B8
RGBrgb(255, 243, 184)
HSLhsl(50, 100%, 86%)
HSVhsv(50, 28%, 100%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 5%, 28%, 0%)
OKLCHoklch(96% 0.076 98)
LABlab(95.75% -2.30 30.09)
LCHlch(95.75% 30.18 94.38)

What #FFF3B8 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 #FFF3B8, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

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

#FFF3B8 Channel Values

How #FFF3B8 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 243 · B 1848-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 50° · S 100% · L 86%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 50° · S 28% · V 100%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 5% · Y 28% · K 0%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.12:1 vs white · 18.76:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #FFF3B8 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 text1.12:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text18.76:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #FFF3B8

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #FFF3B8; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Analogous
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Triadic
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Tints & Shades of #FFF3B8

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

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #FFF3B8.

How #FFF3B8 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#FFF3B8
Protanopia#F5F5B8
Protanomaly#F9F4B8
Deuteranopia#F7F7B8
Deuteranomaly#FAF5B8
Tritanopia#FFEDED
Tritanomaly#FFEFDA
Achromatopsia#F2F2F2

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #FFF3B8 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-fff3b8: #FFF3B8;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #FFF3B8;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-fff3b8': '#FFF3B8' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 1.000, green: 0.953, blue: 0.722)
Android XML<color name="color_fff3b8">#FFF3B8</color>
SVG fillfill="#FFF3B8"

More Yellow Colors

#FFF3B8 sits in the yellow family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#FFF3B8 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #FFF3B8?

#FFF3B8 is a lightest yellow — rgb(255, 243, 184) in RGB and hsl(50, 100%, 86%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Medium Champagne (#F3E5AB), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.79.

What is the RGB value of #FFF3B8?

#FFF3B8 is rgb(255, 243, 184) — red 255, green 243, and blue 184 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #FFF3B8?

#FFF3B8 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 5%, 28%, 0%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #FFF3B8 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #FFF3B8 scores 1.12:1 against white and 18.76:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #FFF3B8 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #FFF3B8 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 5.14, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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