What color is #FFEA70?

#FFEA70 is a light, vivid yellow known as Fuzzy Duckling. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Fuzzy Duckling?

The RGB value is 255, 234, 112: 255 red, 234 green and 112 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Fuzzy Duckling?

The complementary color is #7085FF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FFEA70?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.26:1 and white text 1.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Fuzzy Duckling color: hex code #FFEA70

#FFEA70 rgb(255, 234, 112)

Shades of yellow

Fuzzy Duckling has the hex code #FFEA70. It is a light, vivid yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 100% red, 91.8% green and 43.9% blue (255, 234, 112).

Its hue angle is 51°, with 100% saturation and 72% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 56% yellow and 0% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.26:1).

Fuzzy Duckling (#FFEA70) color codes

HEX	`#FFEA70`
RGB	`rgb(255, 234, 112)`
RGB percent	`rgb(100%, 91.8%, 43.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(51, 100%, 72%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(51, 56%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 56%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(92.26, -7.49, 60.78)`
CIE LCH	`lch(92.26, 61.24, 97.03)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(73.59, 81.278, 27.138)`
Decimal	`16771696`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Fuzzy Duckling, 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 #FFEA70	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.26:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.22:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FFEA70 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.22:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.26:1	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 #FFEA70 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ffea70; }
.text { color: #ffea70; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ffea70; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(255 234 112 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ffea70, #ccff70); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mustard.

See #FFEA70 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #FFEA70?: #FFEA70 is a light, vivid yellow known as Fuzzy Duckling. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Fuzzy Duckling?: The RGB value is 255, 234, 112: 255 red, 234 green and 112 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Fuzzy Duckling?: The complementary color is #7085FF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FFEA70?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.26:1 and white text 1.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.