What color is #FFEE15?

#FFEE15 is a vivid yellow known as Pure Sunshine. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Pure Sunshine?

The RGB value is 255, 238, 21: 255 red, 238 green and 21 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Pure Sunshine?

The complementary color is #1526FF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FFEE15?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.49:1 and white text 1.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Pure Sunshine color: hex code #FFEE15

#FFEE15 rgb(255, 238, 21)

Shades of yellow

Pure Sunshine has the hex code #FFEE15. It is a vivid yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 100% red, 93.3% green and 8.2% blue (255, 238, 21).

Its hue angle is 56°, with 100% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 92% yellow and 0% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.49:1).

Pure Sunshine (#FFEE15) color codes

HEX	`#FFEE15`
RGB	`rgb(255, 238, 21)`
RGB percent	`rgb(100%, 93.3%, 8.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(56, 100%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(56, 92%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 92%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(92.78, -13.19, 89.48)`
CIE LCH	`lch(92.78, 90.45, 98.38)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(71.953, 82.466, 12.837)`
Decimal	`16772629`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Pure Sunshine, 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 #FFEE15	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.49:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FFEE15 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.49:1	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 #FFEE15 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ffee15; }
.text { color: #ffee15; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ffee15; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(255 238 21 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ffee15, #9bff15); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #FFEE15 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #FFEE15?: #FFEE15 is a vivid yellow known as Pure Sunshine. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Pure Sunshine?: The RGB value is 255, 238, 21: 255 red, 238 green and 21 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Pure Sunshine?: The complementary color is #1526FF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FFEE15?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.49:1 and white text 1.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.