What color is #FFEE88?

#FFEE88 is a light, vivid yellow known as Spätzle Yellow. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Spätzle Yellow?

The RGB value is 255, 238, 136: 255 red, 238 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Spätzle Yellow?

The complementary color is #8899FF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FFEE88?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.84:1 and white text 1.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Spätzle Yellow color: hex code #FFEE88

#FFEE88 rgb(255, 238, 136)

Shades of yellow

Spätzle Yellow has the hex code #FFEE88. It is a light, vivid yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 100% red, 93.3% green and 53.3% blue (255, 238, 136).

Its hue angle is 51°, with 100% saturation and 77% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 47% yellow and 0% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.84:1).

Spätzle Yellow (#FFEE88) color codes

HEX	`#FFEE88`
RGB	`rgb(255, 238, 136)`
RGB percent	`rgb(100%, 93.3%, 53.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(51, 100%, 77%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(51, 47%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 47%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(93.53, -7.51, 51.17)`
CIE LCH	`lch(93.53, 51.72, 98.35)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(76.261, 84.189, 35.521)`
Decimal	`16772744`
Short hex	`#FE8`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Spätzle 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 #FFEE88	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.84:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.18:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FFEE88 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.18:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.84:1	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 #FFEE88 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ffee88; }
.text { color: #ffee88; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ffee88; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(255 238 136 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ffee88, #d4ff88); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Yellow.

See #FFEE88 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #FFEE88?: #FFEE88 is a light, vivid yellow known as Spätzle Yellow. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Spätzle Yellow?: The RGB value is 255, 238, 136: 255 red, 238 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Spätzle Yellow?: The complementary color is #8899FF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FFEE88?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.84:1 and white text 1.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.