What color is #FFE737?

#FFE737 is a vivid yellow known as Pac-Man. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Pac-Man?

The RGB value is 255, 231, 55: 255 red, 231 green and 55 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Pac-Man?

The complementary color is #374FFF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FFE737?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.74:1 and white text 1.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Pac-Man color: hex code #FFE737

#FFE737 rgb(255, 231, 55)

Shades of yellow

Pac-Man has the hex code #FFE737. It is a vivid yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 100% red, 90.6% green and 21.6% blue (255, 231, 55).

Its hue angle is 53°, with 100% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 78% yellow and 0% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.74:1).

Pac-Man (#FFE737) color codes

HEX	`#FFE737`
RGB	`rgb(255, 231, 55)`
RGB percent	`rgb(100%, 90.6%, 21.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(53, 100%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(53, 78%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 78%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(91.09, -8.99, 81.15)`
CIE LCH	`lch(91.09, 81.64, 96.32)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(70.509, 78.691, 15.089)`
Decimal	`16770871`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Pac-Man, 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 #FFE737	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.74:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.25:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FFE737 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.25:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.74:1	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 #FFE737 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ffe737; }
.text { color: #ffe737; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ffe737; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(255 231 55 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ffe737, #b3ff37); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dandelion.

See #FFE737 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #FFE737?: #FFE737 is a vivid yellow known as Pac-Man. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Pac-Man?: The RGB value is 255, 231, 55: 255 red, 231 green and 55 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Pac-Man?: The complementary color is #374FFF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FFE737?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.74:1 and white text 1.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.