What color is #FFD650?

#FFD650 is a light, vivid yellow, closest to the named color Tuscan Sun. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #FFD650?

The RGB value is 255, 214, 80: 255 red, 214 green and 80 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #FFD650?

The complementary color is #5079FF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FFD650?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.99:1 and white text 1.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#FFD650 color

#FFD650 rgb(255, 214, 80)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #FFD650 is a light, vivid yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 100% red, 83.9% green and 31.4% blue (255, 214, 80).

Its hue angle is 46°, with 100% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 69% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Tuscan Sun (#FFD84D), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.99:1).

#FFD650 color codes

HEX	`#FFD650`
RGB	`rgb(255, 214, 80)`
RGB percent	`rgb(100%, 83.9%, 31.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(46, 100%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(46, 69%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 16%, 69%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(86.97, 0.59, 68.64)`
CIE LCH	`lch(86.97, 68.64, 89.51)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(66.738, 69.936, 17.572)`
Decimal	`16766544`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #FFD650, 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 #FFD650	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.99:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FFD650 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.99:1	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 #FFD650 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ffd650; }
.text { color: #ffd650; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ffd650; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(255 214 80 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ffd650, #d0ff50); }

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Questions

What color is #FFD650?: #FFD650 is a light, vivid yellow, closest to the named color Tuscan Sun. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #FFD650?: The RGB value is 255, 214, 80: 255 red, 214 green and 80 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #FFD650?: The complementary color is #5079FF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FFD650?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.99:1 and white text 1.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.