Information about #FFF995 color

#FFF995 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #FFF995 is classified in the Register under the Yellow Color Family, with Full Saturation and Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(255, 249, 149) — 100% red, 97.6% green, 58.4% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 2 / 42 / 0. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

A maximally vivid golden yellow, #FFF995 floats near the light end of the scale. Expect to see shades like this in clean interfaces where content needs room to breathe. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Pastel Yellow (#FDFD96). Nearby in the Register you will also find Canary (#FFFF99) and Soft Lemon (#FCF99C).

In RGB terms — rgb(255, 249, 149) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. If you plan to put text on a #FFF995 background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 19.2:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while white manages only 1.1:1. #FFF995 has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#FFF995 color variations

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

#FFF995 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 #FFF995

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

Canary color link
Canary

#FFFF99

Soft Lemon color link
Soft Lemon

#FCF99C

Dark Cream color link
Dark Cream

#FFF39A

Milan color link
Milan

#F6F493

Pale Prim color link
Pale Prim

#F9F59F

Manilla color link
Manilla

#FFFA86

Starlight color link
Starlight

#FFFFA3

Portafino color link
Portafino

#F4F09B

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#FFF995
  • RGB255, 249, 149
  • CMYK0, 2, 42, 0
  • CSSrgb(255, 249, 149)
  • HSL57°, 100%, 79%
  • HSL Precise56.604°, 100%, 79.216%
  • HSV57°, 42%, 100%
  • HSB57°, 42%, 100%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)1.000
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.976
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.584
  • GLSLvec3(1.000, 0.976, 0.584)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(1.000, 0.976, 0.584, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(1.000, 0.976, 0.584)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB100%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB97.6%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB58.4%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyFull Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDFFF995
  • DECIMAL ID16775573
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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