#FFF2BB

sRGB: 255 / 242 / 187

Cosmic tempests reshape eternity
Unbridled forces tremble in empty gardens
Eternal flames defy the passing ages

#FFF2BB belongs to the yellow family. Its hex code tells a screen to mix 255 red, 242 green and 187 blue on a scale of 0 to 255. On the HSL wheel, hue is a position around a circle: 48.5° lands in the yellow region. Its 100.0% saturation makes it strong in color at this lightness. HSL lightness is 86.7% on a scale from black (0%) to white (100%). Of black and white lettering, black has the clearer light-to-dark separation on this background (18.67:1), which helps the shapes of letters stand out.

Color conversions

sRGB (8-bit): 255, 242, 187
HSL: 48.53°, 100.00%, 86.67%
HSV / HSB: 48.53°, 26.67%, 100.00%
CMYK (approx.): 0.00%, 5.10%, 26.67%, 0.00%
CIE XYZ (D65, Y = 100 for white): 81.959, 88.353, 59.752
CIELAB (D65, 2° observer): 95.309, -3.872, 28.182
WCAG relative luminance: 0.88352
24-bit decimal: 16773819

CMYK uses a profile-free approximation. Printed output depends on the press, ink and paper. Lab uses a D65 white point.

Text contrast

Contrast tells you how clearly lettering separates from #FFF2BB in light and dark. The ratio compares relative luminance, a measure of light weighted for human vision. Identical colors give 1:1 and black against white gives 21:1. A ratio of 2.99:1 falls just below the 3:1 AA minimum for large text. Body text needs at least 4.5:1 because its finer strokes are harder to distinguish.

Black text: 18.67:1

Normal text: AAA
Large text: AAA

White text: 1.12:1

Normal text: Fail
Large text: Fail

AA and AAA are WCAG accessibility levels. AAA sets a higher bar: 7:1 for normal text and 4.5:1 for large text. Large text begins at 18 pt regular or 14 pt bold. Ratings use the unrounded ratio.

Reference: WCAG text contrast guidance

Palettes & scales

Harmonies rotate the hue. Scales mix the starting color with white, black or middle gray in 20% steps in encoded sRGB.

Complementary

#BBC8FF sits half a turn (180°) from #FFF2BB on the HSL wheel. Keeping saturation and lightness steady while crossing to the opposite hue gives you a contrasting accent. Check text contrast separately before using the pair for lettering.

#FFF2BB #BBC8FF

Analogous

#FFD0BB and #EAFFBB sit 30° to either side of #FFF2BB. The three hues are neighbors on the wheel, so you can change the color of a border or highlight while keeping it close to the original.

#FFD0BB #FFF2BB #EAFFBB

Triadic

#FFF2BB, #BBFFF2 and #F2BBFF are spaced 120° apart, forming a triangle on the wheel. Try one for the main color and the other two for accents.

#FFF2BB #BBFFF2 #F2BBFF

Split complementary

Start at #FFF2BB and look across the wheel. #BBEAFF and #D0BBFF sit 30° to either side of its exact opposite, giving you two different accent choices.

#FFF2BB #BBEAFF #D0BBFF

Square

Starting with #FFF2BB, each quarter turn (90°) takes you to the next hue: #BBFFD0, #BBC8FF, then #FFBBEA. Across the square, #FFF2BB pairs with #BBC8FF, and #BBFFD0 with #FFBBEA.

#FFF2BB #BBFFD0 #BBC8FF #FFBBEA

Tetradic

#FFF2BB and #BBC8FF are opposites, as are #C8FFBB and #F2BBFF. Together they form a rectangle on the wheel, with alternating gaps of 60° and 120°.

#FFF2BB #C8FFBB #BBC8FF #F2BBFF

Tints

Mixing #FFF2BB with white in 20% steps produces this scale. The first mixture, #FFF5C9, keeps 80% of the original. By #FFFCF1, the mixture is 80% white.

#FFF2BB #FFF5C9 #FFF7D6 #FFFAE4 #FFFCF1 #FFFFFF

Shades

Mixing #FFF2BB with black in 20% steps produces this scale. The first mixture, #CCC296, keeps 80% of the original. By #333025, the mixture is 80% black.

#FFF2BB #CCC296 #999170 #66614B #333025 #000000

Tones

Mixing #FFF2BB with middle gray in 20% steps produces this scale. The first mixture, #E6DBAF, keeps 80% of the original. By #99978C, the mixture is 80% middle gray.

#FFF2BB #E6DBAF #CCC4A3 #B3AE98 #99978C #808080

Copy color codes

Hex, RGB and HSL are three ways to write this screen color. Paste any of them into a CSS color property.

Hex

#FFF2BB

RGB

rgb(255 242 187)

HSL

hsl(48.529 100.000% 86.667%)

CSS example

.color-sample {
  background-color: #FFF2BB;
  color: #000000;
}

Channel breakdown

RGB

#FFF2BB uses 255 red, 242 green and 187 blue. Each bar shows how much of that channel’s 0–255 range the screen uses.

Red 100.0%

Green 94.9%

Blue 73.3%

CMYK

A simple CMYK estimate for #FFF2BB is 0.0% cyan, 5.1% magenta, 26.7% yellow and 0.0% black. These are ink amounts; a printer profile is needed to predict the result on paper.

Cyan 0.0%

Magenta 5.1%

Yellow 26.7%

Black 0.0%

Nearby colors

The nearest shorthand match is #FFEEBB. Its matching digit pairs let you write it as #FEB in CSS. For a modern design, keep #FFF2BB when you want an exact match. Use its web-safe neighbor, #FFFFCC, when matching a legacy palette of 216 colors.

Nearest shorthand: #FFEEBB Nearest web-safe: #FFFFCC

Gradient to complement

#FFF2BB #F4EBC6 #E8E4D2 #DDDDDD #D2D6E8 #C6CFF4 #BBC8FF

Color vision previews

Compare how #FFF2BB appears in each simulation. When two chart lines or status indicators become hard to tell apart, a label, shape or line pattern gives readers another way to distinguish them. Individual perception varies.

Protanopia

A red–green color vision deficiency. Without a distinct response from long-wavelength cones, some reds and greens can look alike, and reds can appear darker.

#FDEFB7

Deuteranopia

A red–green color vision deficiency. Without a distinct response from medium-wavelength cones, some greens can be difficult to distinguish from reds or browns.

#FFF4BD

Tritanopia

A blue–yellow color vision deficiency. Without a distinct response from short-wavelength cones, blue can resemble green, and yellow can resemble pink.

#FFEAE3

Protanomaly (50%)

An altered long-wavelength cone response can make reds appear dimmer and harder to distinguish from greens. This swatch shows the model’s halfway setting.

#FEF0B9

Deuteranomaly (50%)

An altered medium-wavelength cone response can reduce the visible difference between reds and greens. This swatch shows the model’s halfway setting.

#FFF3BC

Tritanomaly (50%)

An altered short-wavelength cone response can make blue harder to distinguish from green. This swatch shows the model’s halfway setting.

#FFF0CB

Grayscale (luminance)

This design check removes hue and preserves relative luminance so you can compare light and dark areas.

#F1F1F1

Partial grayscale (50% blend)

This design check mixes the original color halfway toward its grayscale equivalent in linear light. Use it to see how a design holds up as color fades.

#F8F2D8

Reference: National Eye Institute: Types of Color Vision Deficiency

Technical reference

CAM16 and CIECAM02 below assume D65 white, an average surround, background Y of 20 against white at 100, and adapting luminance of 4.07 cd/m².

Linear sRGB

These channels scale with emitted light. Use them for lighting calculations and physically meaningful blends.

R 1.00000 G 0.88792 B 0.49693

Display P3

P3 displays can reproduce a wider range of reds and greens. These coordinates reproduce this same sRGB swatch on a color-managed P3 display.

R 0.99120 G 0.95077 B 0.75722

Linear Display P3

These P3 channels are proportional to light, before display encoding.

R 0.98010 G 0.89164 B 0.53383

CIE xyY

The x and y coordinates locate chromaticity on a diagram. Y gives relative luminance on a scale where white is 100.

x 0.356 y 0.384 Y 88.353

CMY

Ideal cyan, magenta and yellow are the complements of the encoded red, green and blue channels.

C % 0.000 M % 5.098 Y % 26.667

Binary RGB

Each eight-bit group represents one channel. Together they store the 24-bit hex color.

11111111 11110010 10111011