What color is #FCE34E?

#FCE34E is a light, vivid yellow, closest to the named color Minions. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #FCE34E?

The RGB value is 252, 227, 78: 252 red, 227 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #FCE34E?

The complementary color is #4E67FC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FCE34E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.24:1 and white text 1.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#FCE34E color

#FCE34E rgb(252, 227, 78)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #FCE34E is a light, vivid yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 98.8% red, 89% green and 30.6% blue (252, 227, 78).

Its hue angle is 51°, with 97% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 69% yellow and 1% black.

The closest named color is Minions (#F3DD51), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.24:1).

#FCE34E color codes

HEX	`#FCE34E`
RGB	`rgb(252, 227, 78)`
RGB percent	`rgb(98.8%, 89%, 30.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(51, 97%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(51, 69%, 99%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 69%, 1%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(89.95, -7.31, 72.34)`
CIE LCH	`lch(89.95, 72.71, 95.77)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(68.992, 76.187, 18.278)`
Decimal	`16573262`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #FCE34E, 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 #FCE34E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.24:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.29:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FCE34E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.29:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.24:1	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 #FCE34E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #fce34e; }
.text { color: #fce34e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #fce34e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(252 227 78 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #fce34e, #befc4e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dandelion.

Questions

What color is #FCE34E?: #FCE34E is a light, vivid yellow, closest to the named color Minions. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #FCE34E?: The RGB value is 252, 227, 78: 252 red, 227 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #FCE34E?: The complementary color is #4E67FC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FCE34E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.24:1 and white text 1.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.