Close to Pale Goldenrod
#FFFFBE
#FFFFBE is a very light, vivid yellow, close to the color Pale Goldenrod. In RGB it’s made of 100% red, 100% green, and 74.5% blue. Its hue is 60°, with 100% saturation and 87% 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 #FFFFBE.
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
1.03:1 FailBlack text on this color
20.30:1 AAAThis color as text on white
1.03:1 FailThis color as text on black
20.30:1 AAAHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #FFFFBE as they’d see it.
#FFFFBE 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 #FFFFBE
What color is #FFFFBE?
#FFFFBE is a very light, vivid yellow, close to the color Pale Goldenrod. In RGB it’s made of 100% red, 100% green, and 74.5% blue. Its hue is 60°, with 100% saturation and 87% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #FFFFBE in RGB?
#FFFFBE is rgb(255, 255, 190): 255 red, 255 green, and 190 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #FFFFBE in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(0, 0, 25, 0). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #FFFFBE?
PANTONE 372 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #FFFFBE?
Its complement #FBFBFF gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.