Information about #FFF2AD color

#FFF2AD color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#FFF2AD falls into the Yellow Color Family — Full Saturation, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(255, 242, 173) — 100% red, 94.9% green, 67.8% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 5 / 32 / 0. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #FFF2AD reads as a maximally vivid golden yellow and appears airy and pastel-like. Designers typically reach for tones like this for minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Light Tan (#FBEEAC). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Shalimar (#F8F6A8) and Pastel Lemon (#F6F3A9).

The recipe behind #FFF2AD is rgb(255, 242, 173), with red as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #FFF2AD: 18.6:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 1.1:1 for white. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #FFF2AD is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#FFF2AD color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#FFF2AD color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #FFF2AD

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Light Tan color link
Light Tan

#FBEEAC

Shalimar color link
Shalimar

#F8F6A8

Pastel Lemon color link
Pastel Lemon

#F6F3A9

Vis color link
Vis

#FFEFA1

Pale Peach color link
Pale Peach

#FFE5AD

Banana Mania color link
Banana Mania

#FAE7B5

Peach color link
Peach

#FFE5B4

Light Beige color link
Light Beige

#FFFEB6

Pale Prim color link
Pale Prim

#F9F59F

Creme color link
Creme

#FFFFB6

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#FFF2AD
  • RGB255, 242, 173
  • CMYK0, 5, 32, 0
  • CSSrgb(255, 242, 173)
  • HSL50°, 100%, 84%
  • HSL Precise50.488°, 100%, 83.922%
  • HSV50°, 32%, 100%
  • HSB50°, 32%, 100%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)1.000
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.949
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.678
  • GLSLvec3(1.000, 0.949, 0.678)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(1.000, 0.949, 0.678, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(1.000, 0.949, 0.678)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB100%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB94.9%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB67.8%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyFull Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDFFF2AD
  • DECIMAL ID16773805
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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