What color is #FFD446?

#FFD446 is a light, vivid yellow, closest to the named color Golden Goose. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #FFD446?

The RGB value is 255, 212, 70: 255 red, 212 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #FFD446?

The complementary color is #4671FF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FFD446?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.76:1 and white text 1.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#FFD446 color

#FFD446 rgb(255, 212, 70)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #FFD446 is a light, vivid yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 100% red, 83.1% green and 27.5% blue (255, 212, 70).

Its hue angle is 46°, with 100% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 17% magenta, 73% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Golden Goose (#FFD34E), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.76:1).

#FFD446 color codes

HEX	`#FFD446`
RGB	`rgb(255, 212, 70)`
RGB percent	`rgb(100%, 83.1%, 27.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(46, 100%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(46, 73%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 17%, 73%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(86.4, 1.14, 71.9)`
CIE LCH	`lch(86.4, 71.91, 89.09)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(65.893, 68.793, 15.601)`
Decimal	`16766022`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #FFD446, 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 #FFD446	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.76:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FFD446 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.76:1	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 #FFD446 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ffd446; }
.text { color: #ffd446; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ffd446; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(255 212 70 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ffd446, #cdff46); }

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Questions

What color is #FFD446?: #FFD446 is a light, vivid yellow, closest to the named color Golden Goose. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #FFD446?: The RGB value is 255, 212, 70: 255 red, 212 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #FFD446?: The complementary color is #4671FF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FFD446?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.76:1 and white text 1.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.