What color is #FEFE33?

#FEFE33 is a vivid yellow known as Giraffe. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Giraffe?

The RGB value is 254, 254, 51: 254 red, 254 green and 51 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Giraffe?

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

Is black or white text better on #FEFE33?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.44:1 and white text 1.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Giraffe color: hex code #FEFE33

#FEFE33 rgb(254, 254, 51)

Shades of yellow

Giraffe has the hex code #FEFE33. It is a vivid yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 99.6% red, 99.6% green and 20% blue (254, 254, 51).

Its hue angle is 60°, with 99% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 80% yellow and 0% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.44:1).

Giraffe (#FEFE33) color codes

HEX	`#FEFE33`
RGB	`rgb(254, 254, 51)`
RGB percent	`rgb(99.6%, 99.6%, 20%)`
HSL	`hsl(60, 99%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(60, 80%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 80%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(96.9, -20.7, 87.23)`
CIE LCH	`lch(96.9, 89.65, 103.35)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(76.915, 92.196, 16.875)`
Decimal	`16711219`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Giraffe, 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 #FEFE33	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.44:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.08:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FEFE33 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.08:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.44:1	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 #FEFE33 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #fefe33; }
.text { color: #fefe33; }
.border { border: 2px solid #fefe33; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(254 254 51 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #fefe33, #99fe33); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #FEFE33 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #FEFE33?: #FEFE33 is a vivid yellow known as Giraffe. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Giraffe?: The RGB value is 254, 254, 51: 254 red, 254 green and 51 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Giraffe?: The complementary color is #3333FE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FEFE33?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.44:1 and white text 1.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.