What color is #FFE29B?

#FFE29B is a light, vivid orange known as Couscous. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Couscous?

The RGB value is 255, 226, 155: 255 red, 226 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Couscous?

The complementary color is #9BB8FF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FFE29B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.6:1 and white text 1.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Couscous color: hex code #FFE29B

#FFE29B rgb(255, 226, 155)

Shades of yellow

Couscous has the hex code #FFE29B. It is a light, vivid orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 100% red, 88.6% green and 60.8% blue (255, 226, 155).

Its hue angle is 43°, with 100% saturation and 80% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 39% yellow and 0% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.6:1).

Couscous (#FFE29B) color codes

HEX	`#FFE29B`
RGB	`rgb(255, 226, 155)`
RGB percent	`rgb(100%, 88.6%, 60.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(43, 100%, 80%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(43, 39%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 39%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(90.79, 0.41, 38.36)`
CIE LCH	`lch(90.79, 38.36, 89.39)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(74.355, 78.022, 42.147)`
Decimal	`16769691`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Couscous, 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 #FFE29B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.6:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.26:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FFE29B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.26:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.6:1	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 #FFE29B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ffe29b; }
.text { color: #ffe29b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ffe29b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(255 226 155 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ffe29b, #eaff9b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Peach.

See #FFE29B on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #FFE29B?: #FFE29B is a light, vivid orange known as Couscous. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Couscous?: The RGB value is 255, 226, 155: 255 red, 226 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Couscous?: The complementary color is #9BB8FF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FFE29B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.6:1 and white text 1.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.