Close to Canary
#FFF997
#FFF997 is a light, vivid yellow, close to the color Canary. In RGB it’s made of 100% red, 97.6% green, and 59.2% blue. Its hue is 57°, with 100% saturation and 80% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. Black text sits best on top of it.
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Tints, shades & tones
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Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #FFF997.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
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Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
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WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
White text on this color
1.09:1 FailBlack text on this color
19.25:1 AAAThis color as text on white
1.09:1 FailThis color as text on black
19.25:1 AAAHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #FFF997 as they’d see it.
#FFF997 in use
A headline in this color
Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
On a dark background
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Questions about #FFF997
What color is #FFF997?
#FFF997 is a light, vivid yellow, close to the color Canary. In RGB it’s made of 100% red, 97.6% green, and 59.2% blue. Its hue is 57°, with 100% saturation and 80% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #FFF997 in RGB?
#FFF997 is rgb(255, 249, 151): 255 red, 249 green, and 151 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #FFF997 in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(0, 2, 41, 0). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #FFF997?
PANTONE 393 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #FFF997?
Its complement #F5F4FF gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.