#FFFFE5 Color

#FFFFE5 is rgb(255, 255, 229) in RGB, hsl(60, 100%, 95%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 0%, 10%, 0%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Light Yellow (#FFFFE0), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 2.48. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#FFFFE5

HEX#FFFFE5

RGBrgb(255, 255, 229)

HSLhsl(60, 100%, 95%)

HSVhsv(60, 10%, 100%)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 0%, 10%, 0%)

OKLCHoklch(99.3% 0.034 107)

LABlab(99.49% -3.21 12.48)

LCHlch(99.49% 12.89 104.44)

What #FFFFE5 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 #FFFFE5, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Light Yellow#FFFFE0ΔE 2.48 Beige#F5F5DCΔE 3.47 Cornsilk#FFF8DCΔE 3.52 Cosmic Latte#FFF8E7ΔE 5.2 Ivory#FFFFF0ΔE 5.45 Old Lace#FDF5E6ΔE 6.47

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

#FFFFE5 Channel Values

How #FFFFE5 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 255 · G 255 · B 229	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 60° · S 100% · L 95%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 60° · S 10% · V 100%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 0% · M 0% · Y 10% · K 0%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	1.02:1 vs white · 20.69:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #FFFFE5 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 text1.02:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

TextBlack text20.69:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #FFFFE5

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #FFFFE5; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base

Complementary

Analogous

Analogous

Triadic

Triadic

Split comp.

Split comp.

Tints & Shades of #FFFFE5

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

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How #FFFFE5 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#FFFFE5

Protanopia#FFFFE5

Protanomaly#FFFFE5

Deuteranopia#FFFFE5

Deuteranomaly#FFFFE5

Tritanopia#FFFCFC

Tritanomaly#FFFDF3

Achromatopsia#FDFDFD

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Using #FFFFE5 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ffffe5: #FFFFE5;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #FFFFE5;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ffffe5': '#FFFFE5' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 1.000, green: 1.000, blue: 0.898)

Android XML<color name="color_ffffe5">#FFFFE5</color>

SVG fillfill="#FFFFE5"

More Yellow Colors

#FFFFE5 sits in the yellow family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

ffffeb ffffe0 fffff0 ffffd6 fffff5 ffffd1 141400 ffffcc 181807 ffffc2 1b1404 ffffbf 4b390b 7b7737 9fa91f caca44 dde26a ebcb7a f2ba49 f7f7e3 fce883 ffba00 ffeb99 fffdd0

#FFFFE5 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #FFFFE5?

#FFFFE5 is a lightest yellow — rgb(255, 255, 229) in RGB and hsl(60, 100%, 95%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Light Yellow (#FFFFE0), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 2.48.

What is the RGB value of #FFFFE5?

#FFFFE5 is rgb(255, 255, 229) — red 255, green 255, and blue 229 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #FFFFE5?

#FFFFE5 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 0%, 10%, 0%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #FFFFE5 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #FFFFE5 scores 1.02:1 against white and 20.69:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #FFFFE5 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #FFFFE5 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 lightyellow (#FFFFE0) at a CIE76 distance of 2.48, which is very hard to tell apart.

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