What color is #F4E25A?

#F4E25A is a light, vivid yellow known as Flame Seal. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Flame Seal?

The RGB value is 244, 226, 90: 244 red, 226 green and 90 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Flame Seal?

The complementary color is #5A6CF4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F4E25A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.87:1 and white text 1.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Flame Seal color: hex code #F4E25A

#F4E25A rgb(244, 226, 90)

Shades of yellow

Flame Seal has the hex code #F4E25A. It is a light, vivid yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 95.7% red, 88.6% green and 35.3% blue (244, 226, 90).

Its hue angle is 53°, with 88% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 63% yellow and 4% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.87:1).

Flame Seal (#F4E25A) color codes

HEX	`#F4E25A`
RGB	`rgb(244, 226, 90)`
RGB percent	`rgb(95.7%, 88.6%, 35.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(53, 88%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(53, 63%, 96%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 63%, 4%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(89.1, -9.45, 66.51)`
CIE LCH	`lch(89.1, 67.18, 98.08)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(66.353, 74.367, 20.53)`
Decimal	`16048730`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Flame Seal, 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 #F4E25A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.87:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.32:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F4E25A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.32:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.87:1	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 #F4E25A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f4e25a; }
.text { color: #f4e25a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f4e25a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(244 226 90 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f4e25a, #b9f45a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dandelion.

See #F4E25A on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #F4E25A?: #F4E25A is a light, vivid yellow known as Flame Seal. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Flame Seal?: The RGB value is 244, 226, 90: 244 red, 226 green and 90 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Flame Seal?: The complementary color is #5A6CF4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F4E25A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.87:1 and white text 1.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.