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#FFFFBC Sour Veil

#FFFFBC 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 73.7% blue (rgb(255, 255, 188)). Its HSL value is 60° hue, 100% saturation and 87% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 26% yellow and 0% black. #FFFFBC is a warm color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 20.28:1.

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Variations of #FFFFBC

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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#FFFFBC 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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#FFFFBC for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #FFFFBC 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 #FFFCBF
  • Protanopia 97% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #FFF9B8
  • Protanomaly 98% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #FFFBBA
  • Deuteranopia 98% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #FFFCBF
  • Deuteranomaly 99% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #FFFDBD
  • Tritanopia 85% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #FFF7ED
  • 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

#FFFFBC contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.04:1 Very poor#FFFFBC text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
20.28:1 Super#FFFFBC text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#FFFFBC in CSS

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

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(255 255 188);
color: hsl(60 100% 87%);
color: oklch(0.984 0.085 107.9);

#FFFFBC FAQ

What color is #FFFFBC?

#FFFFBC 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 #FFFFBC?

#FFFFBC is rgb(255, 255, 188) in RGB, hsl(60, 100%, 87%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 0%, 26%, 0%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #FFFFBC?

The complementary color of #FFFFBC is #BCBCFF, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #FFFFBC?

Black text has the best contrast on #FFFFBC: 20.28:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #FFFFBC a warm or cool color?

#FFFFBC is a warm color.