What color is #FFFB08?

#FFFB08 is a vivid yellow known as Banana King. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Banana King?

The RGB value is 255, 251, 8: 255 red, 251 green and 8 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Banana King?

The complementary color is #080CFF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FFFB08?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.05:1 and white text 1.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Banana King color: hex code #FFFB08

#FFFB08 rgb(255, 251, 8)

Shades of yellow

Banana King has the hex code #FFFB08. It is a vivid yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 100% red, 98.4% green and 3.1% blue (255, 251, 8).

Its hue angle is 59°, with 100% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 97% yellow and 0% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.05:1).

Banana King (#FFFB08) color codes

HEX	`#FFFB08`
RGB	`rgb(255, 251, 8)`
RGB percent	`rgb(100%, 98.4%, 3.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(59, 100%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(59, 97%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 97%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(96.11, -19.59, 93.17)`
CIE LCH	`lch(96.11, 95.2, 101.88)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(75.784, 90.275, 13.662)`
Decimal	`16775944`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Banana King, 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 #FFFB08	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.05:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.1:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FFFB08 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.1:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.05:1	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 #FFFB08 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #fffb08; }
.text { color: #fffb08; }
.border { border: 2px solid #fffb08; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(255 251 8 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #fffb08, #88ff08); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #FFFB08 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #FFFB08?: #FFFB08 is a vivid yellow known as Banana King. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Banana King?: The RGB value is 255, 251, 8: 255 red, 251 green and 8 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Banana King?: The complementary color is #080CFF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FFFB08?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.05:1 and white text 1.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.