What color is #FFEE33?

#FFEE33 is a vivid yellow known as Yellow-Bellied. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Yellow-Bellied?

The RGB value is 255, 238, 51: 255 red, 238 green and 51 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Yellow-Bellied?

The complementary color is #3344FF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FFEE33?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.53:1 and white text 1.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Yellow-Bellied color: hex code #FFEE33

#FFEE33 rgb(255, 238, 51)

Shades of yellow

Yellow-Bellied has the hex code #FFEE33. It is a vivid yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 100% red, 93.3% green and 20% blue (255, 238, 51).

Its hue angle is 55°, with 100% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 80% yellow and 0% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.53:1).

Yellow-Bellied (#FFEE33) color codes

HEX	`#FFEE33`
RGB	`rgb(255, 238, 51)`
RGB percent	`rgb(100%, 93.3%, 20%)`
HSL	`hsl(55, 100%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(55, 80%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 80%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(92.86, -12.56, 83.78)`
CIE LCH	`lch(92.86, 84.72, 98.53)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(72.415, 82.651, 15.27)`
Decimal	`16772659`
Short hex	`#FE3`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Yellow-Bellied, 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 #FFEE33	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.53:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FFEE33 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.53:1	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 #FFEE33 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ffee33; }
.text { color: #ffee33; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ffee33; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(255 238 51 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ffee33, #aaff33); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #FFEE33 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #FFEE33?: #FFEE33 is a vivid yellow known as Yellow-Bellied. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Yellow-Bellied?: The RGB value is 255, 238, 51: 255 red, 238 green and 51 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Yellow-Bellied?: The complementary color is #3344FF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FFEE33?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.53:1 and white text 1.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.