Information about Very Pale Amber color

#FFF8E2 - Very Pale Amber color image

Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #FFF8E2 ("Very Pale Amber") belongs to the Yellow Color Family, featuring Full Saturation and Luminous brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(255, 248, 226) — 100% red, 97.3% green, 88.6% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 3 / 11 / 0. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#FFF8E2 is a pure, full-strength golden yellow that radiates an almost-white brightness. It is a natural fit for minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Gin Fizz (#FFF9E2). Slightly further away sit Double Bianca (#FFF5E1) and Cosmic Latte (#FFF8E7).

In RGB terms — rgb(255, 248, 226) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #FFF8E2: 19.8:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 1.1:1 for white. The name "Very Pale Amber" is officially recorded for this exact shade in The Official Register of Color Names.

Very Pale Amber color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

Very Pale Amber color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to Very Pale Amber

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity.

Gin Fizz color link
Gin Fizz

#FFF9E2

Cosmic Latte color link
Cosmic Latte

#FFF8E7

Old Lace color link
Old Lace

#FDF5E6

Gheist color link
Gheist

#FBF8E6

Cornsilk color link
Cornsilk

#FFF8DC

Pastel Cream color link
Pastel Cream

#FFFEE0

Soft Cream color link
Soft Cream

#F9F9E0

Off White color link
Off White

#FFFFE4

Light Yellow color link
Light Yellow

#FFFFE0

Very Pale Amber color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#FFF8E2
  • RGB255, 248, 226
  • CMYK0, 3, 11, 0
  • CSSrgb(255, 248, 226)
  • HSL46°, 100%, 94%
  • HSL Precise45.517°, 100%, 94.314%
  • HSV46°, 11%, 100%
  • HSB46°, 11%, 100%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)1.000
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.973
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.886
  • GLSLvec3(1.000, 0.973, 0.886)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(1.000, 0.973, 0.886, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(1.000, 0.973, 0.886)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB100%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB97.3%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB88.6%
  • Color Family (Hue)Yellow
  • Saturation FamilyFull Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLuminous
  • HEX IDFFF8E2
  • DECIMAL ID16775394
  • Name Length15
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