What color is #FECE4E?

#FECE4E is a light, vivid orange known as Minion Yellow. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Minion Yellow?

The RGB value is 254, 206, 78: 254 red, 206 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Minion Yellow?

The complementary color is #4E7EFE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FECE4E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.15:1 and white text 1.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Minion Yellow color: hex code #FECE4E

#FECE4E rgb(254, 206, 78)

Shades of yellow

Minion Yellow has the hex code #FECE4E. It is a light, vivid orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 99.6% red, 80.8% green and 30.6% blue (254, 206, 78).

Its hue angle is 44°, with 99% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 19% magenta, 69% yellow and 0% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.15:1).

Minion Yellow (#FECE4E) color codes

HEX	`#FECE4E`
RGB	`rgb(254, 206, 78)`
RGB percent	`rgb(99.6%, 80.8%, 30.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(44, 99%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(44, 69%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 19%, 69%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(84.88, 4.16, 67.27)`
CIE LCH	`lch(84.88, 67.4, 86.46)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(64.323, 65.768, 16.513)`
Decimal	`16698958`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Minion 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 #FECE4E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.15:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.48:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FECE4E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.48:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.15:1	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 #FECE4E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #fece4e; }
.text { color: #fece4e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #fece4e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(254 206 78 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #fece4e, #d6fe4e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Saffron.

See #FECE4E on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #FECE4E?: #FECE4E is a light, vivid orange known as Minion Yellow. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Minion Yellow?: The RGB value is 254, 206, 78: 254 red, 206 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Minion Yellow?: The complementary color is #4E7EFE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FECE4E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.15:1 and white text 1.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.