What color is #FFFF33?

#FFFF33 is a vivid yellow known as Big Yellow Taxi. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Big Yellow Taxi?

The RGB value is 255, 255, 51: 255 red, 255 green and 51 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Big Yellow Taxi?

The complementary color is #3333FF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FFFF33?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.6:1 and white text 1.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Big Yellow Taxi color: hex code #FFFF33

#FFFF33 rgb(255, 255, 51)

Shades of yellow

Big Yellow Taxi has the hex code #FFFF33. It is a vivid yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 100% red, 100% green and 20% blue (255, 255, 51).

Its hue angle is 60°, with 100% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 80% yellow and 0% black.

This exact color is also called Neon Yellow.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.6:1).

Big Yellow Taxi (#FFFF33) color codes

HEX	`#FFFF33`
RGB	`rgb(255, 255, 51)`
RGB percent	`rgb(100%, 100%, 20%)`
HSL	`hsl(60, 100%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(60, 80%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 80%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(97.24, -20.77, 87.54)`
CIE LCH	`lch(97.24, 89.97, 103.35)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(77.601, 93.021, 16.999)`
Decimal	`16777011`
Short hex	`#FF3`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Big Yellow Taxi, 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 #FFFF33	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.6:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.07:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FFFF33 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.07:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.6:1	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 #FFFF33 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ffff33; }
.text { color: #ffff33; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ffff33; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(255 255 51 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ffff33, #99ff33); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #FFFF33 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #FFFF33?: #FFFF33 is a vivid yellow known as Big Yellow Taxi. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Big Yellow Taxi?: The RGB value is 255, 255, 51: 255 red, 255 green and 51 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Big Yellow Taxi?: The complementary color is #3333FF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FFFF33?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.6:1 and white text 1.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.