What color is #FFF44F?

#FFF44F is a light, vivid yellow known as Lemon Yellow. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Lemon Yellow?

The RGB value is 255, 244, 79: 255 red, 244 green and 79 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Lemon Yellow?

The complementary color is #4F5AFF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FFF44F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.31:1 and white text 1.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Lemon Yellow color: hex code #FFF44F

#FFF44F rgb(255, 244, 79)

Shades of yellow

Lemon Yellow has the hex code #FFF44F. It is a light, vivid yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 100% red, 95.7% green and 31% blue (255, 244, 79).

Its hue angle is 56°, with 100% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 69% yellow and 0% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.31:1).

Lemon Yellow (#FFF44F) color codes

HEX	`#FFF44F`
RGB	`rgb(255, 244, 79)`
RGB percent	`rgb(100%, 95.7%, 31%)`
HSL	`hsl(56, 100%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(56, 69%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 69%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(94.54, -14.41, 76.62)`
CIE LCH	`lch(94.54, 77.96, 100.65)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(75.005, 86.529, 20.146)`
Decimal	`16774223`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Lemon Yellow, 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 #FFF44F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.31:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.15:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FFF44F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.15:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.31:1	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 #FFF44F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #fff44f; }
.text { color: #fff44f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #fff44f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(255 244 79 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #fff44f, #b2ff4f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #FFF44F on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #FFF44F?: #FFF44F is a light, vivid yellow known as Lemon Yellow. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Lemon Yellow?: The RGB value is 255, 244, 79: 255 red, 244 green and 79 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Lemon Yellow?: The complementary color is #4F5AFF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FFF44F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.31:1 and white text 1.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.