What color is #FFD041?

#FFD041 is a light, vivid yellow, closest to the named color Habañero Gold. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #FFD041?

The RGB value is 255, 208, 65: 255 red, 208 green and 65 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #FFD041?

The complementary color is #4170FF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FFD041?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.35:1 and white text 1.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#FFD041 color

#FFD041 rgb(255, 208, 65)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #FFD041 is a light, vivid yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 100% red, 81.6% green and 25.5% blue (255, 208, 65).

Its hue angle is 45°, with 100% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 18% magenta, 75% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Habañero Gold (#FECF3C), a difference of 0.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.35:1).

#FFD041 color codes

HEX	`#FFD041`
RGB	`rgb(255, 208, 65)`
RGB percent	`rgb(100%, 81.6%, 25.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(45, 100%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(45, 75%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 18%, 75%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(85.38, 2.97, 72.72)`
CIE LCH	`lch(85.38, 72.78, 87.66)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(64.754, 66.758, 14.475)`
Decimal	`16764993`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #FFD041, 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 #FFD041	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.35:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FFD041 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.35:1	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 #FFD041 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ffd041; }
.text { color: #ffd041; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ffd041; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(255 208 65 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ffd041, #cfff41); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Saffron.

Questions

What color is #FFD041?: #FFD041 is a light, vivid yellow, closest to the named color Habañero Gold. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #FFD041?: The RGB value is 255, 208, 65: 255 red, 208 green and 65 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #FFD041?: The complementary color is #4170FF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FFD041?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.35:1 and white text 1.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.