What color is #FFCE81?

#FFCE81 is a light, vivid orange known as Egg Yolk. It belongs to the orange family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Egg Yolk?

The RGB value is 255, 206, 129: 255 red, 206 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Egg Yolk?

The complementary color is #81B2FF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FFCE81?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.4:1 and white text 1.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Egg Yolk color: hex code #FFCE81

#FFCE81 rgb(255, 206, 129)

Shades of orange

Egg Yolk has the hex code #FFCE81. It is a light, vivid orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 100% red, 80.8% green and 50.6% blue (255, 206, 129).

Its hue angle is 37°, with 100% saturation and 75% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 19% magenta, 49% yellow and 0% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.4:1).

Egg Yolk (#FFCE81) color codes

HEX	`#FFCE81`
RGB	`rgb(255, 206, 129)`
RGB percent	`rgb(100%, 80.8%, 50.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(37, 100%, 75%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(37, 49%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 19%, 49%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(85.5, 8.1, 44.64)`
CIE LCH	`lch(85.5, 45.37, 79.71)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(67.277, 66.991, 30.152)`
Decimal	`16764545`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Egg Yolk, 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 #FFCE81	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.4:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FFCE81 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.4:1	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 #FFCE81 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ffce81; }
.text { color: #ffce81; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ffce81; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(255 206 129 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ffce81, #f1ff81); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Caramel.

See #FFCE81 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #FFCE81?: #FFCE81 is a light, vivid orange known as Egg Yolk. It belongs to the orange family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Egg Yolk?: The RGB value is 255, 206, 129: 255 red, 206 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Egg Yolk?: The complementary color is #81B2FF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FFCE81?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.4:1 and white text 1.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.