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#FFFFBB Sour Veil

#FFFFBB is a very light, moderately saturated yellow named Sour Veil. In the RGB color model it is made of 100.0% red, 100.0% green and 73.3% blue (rgb(255, 255, 187)). Its HSL value is 60° hue, 100% saturation and 87% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 27% yellow and 0% black. #FFFFBB is a warm color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 20.27:1.

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Variations of #FFFFBB

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#FFFFBB color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#FFFFBB for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #FFFFBB appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 98% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #FFFCBE
  • Protanopia 97% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #FFF9B7
  • Protanomaly 98% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #FFFBB8
  • Deuteranopia 98% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #FFFCBE
  • Deuteranomaly 99% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #FFFDBC
  • Tritanopia 85% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #FFF6ED
  • Tritanomaly 93% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #FFFCD4
  • Achromatopsia 83% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #FBFBFB
  • Achromatomaly 87% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #FCFCED

#FFFFBB contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.04:1 Very poor#FFFFBB text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
20.27:1 Super#FFFFBB text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#FFFFBB in CSS

/* Sour Veil */
.color { color: #FFFFBB; }
.background { background-color: #FFFFBB; }
.border { border: 1px solid #FFFFBB; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(255 255 187);
color: hsl(60 100% 87%);
color: oklch(0.984 0.086 107.9);

#FFFFBB FAQ

What color is #FFFFBB?

#FFFFBB is a very light, moderately saturated yellow. Its closest named color is Sour Veil. It belongs to the yellow color family and is a warm color.

What is the RGB value of #FFFFBB?

#FFFFBB is rgb(255, 255, 187) in RGB, hsl(60, 100%, 87%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 0%, 27%, 0%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #FFFFBB?

The complementary color of #FFFFBB is #BBBBFF, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #FFFFBB?

Black text has the best contrast on #FFFFBB: 20.27:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #FFFFBB a warm or cool color?

#FFFFBB is a warm color.