What color is #FFFC79?

#FFFC79 is a light, vivid yellow known as Banana. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Banana?

The RGB value is 255, 252, 121: 255 red, 252 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Banana?

The complementary color is #797CFF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FFFC79?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.45:1 and white text 1.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Banana color: hex code #FFFC79

#FFFC79 rgb(255, 252, 121)

Shades of yellow

Banana has the hex code #FFFC79. It is a light, vivid yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 100% red, 98.8% green and 47.5% blue (255, 252, 121).

Its hue angle is 59°, with 100% saturation and 74% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 53% yellow and 0% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.45:1).

Banana (#FFFC79) color codes

HEX	`#FFFC79`
RGB	`rgb(255, 252, 121)`
RGB percent	`rgb(100%, 98.8%, 47.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(59, 100%, 74%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(59, 53%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 53%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(96.93, -15.65, 62.14)`
CIE LCH	`lch(96.93, 64.08, 104.14)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(79.504, 92.263, 31.706)`
Decimal	`16776313`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Banana, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #FFFC79	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.45:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.08:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FFFC79 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.08:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.45:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #FFFC79 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #fffc79; }
.text { color: #fffc79; }
.border { border: 2px solid #fffc79; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(255 252 121 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #fffc79, #bfff79); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #FFFC79 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #FFFC79?: #FFFC79 is a light, vivid yellow known as Banana. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Banana?: The RGB value is 255, 252, 121: 255 red, 252 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Banana?: The complementary color is #797CFF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FFFC79?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.45:1 and white text 1.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.