What color is #FFEE00?

#FFEE00 is a vivid yellow known as Sailor Moon. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Sailor Moon?

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

What is the complementary color of Sailor Moon?

The complementary color is #0011FF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FFEE00?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.48:1 and white text 1.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Sailor Moon color: hex code #FFEE00

#FFEE00 rgb(255, 238, 0)

Shades of yellow

Sailor Moon has the hex code #FFEE00. It is a vivid yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 100% red, 93.3% green and 0% blue (255, 238, 0).

Its hue angle is 56°, with 100% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 100% yellow and 0% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.48:1).

Sailor Moon (#FFEE00) color codes

HEX	`#FFEE00`
RGB	`rgb(255, 238, 0)`
RGB percent	`rgb(100%, 93.3%, 0%)`
HSL	`hsl(56, 100%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(56, 100%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 100%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(92.76, -13.37, 91.29)`
CIE LCH	`lch(92.76, 92.27, 98.33)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(71.818, 82.412, 12.124)`
Decimal	`16772608`
Short hex	`#FE0`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Sailor Moon, 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 #FFEE00	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.48:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FFEE00 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.48:1	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 #FFEE00 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ffee00; }
.text { color: #ffee00; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ffee00; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(255 238 0 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ffee00, #91ff00); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #FFEE00 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #FFEE00?: #FFEE00 is a vivid yellow known as Sailor Moon. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Sailor Moon?: The RGB value is 255, 238, 0: 255 red, 238 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Sailor Moon?: The complementary color is #0011FF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FFEE00?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.48:1 and white text 1.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.