What color is #FFDE2E?

#FFDE2E is a vivid yellow, closest to the named color Emoji Yellow. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #FFDE2E?

The RGB value is 255, 222, 46: 255 red, 222 green and 46 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #FFDE2E?

The complementary color is #2E4FFF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FFDE2E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.74:1 and white text 1.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#FFDE2E color

#FFDE2E rgb(255, 222, 46)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #FFDE2E is a vivid yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 100% red, 87.1% green and 18% blue (255, 222, 46).

Its hue angle is 51°, with 100% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 82% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Emoji Yellow (#FFDE34), a difference of 0.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.74:1).

#FFDE2E color codes

HEX	`#FFDE2E`
RGB	`rgb(255, 222, 46)`
RGB percent	`rgb(100%, 87.1%, 18%)`
HSL	`hsl(51, 100%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(51, 82%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 13%, 82%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(88.78, -4.77, 81.58)`
CIE LCH	`lch(88.78, 81.72, 93.34)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(67.858, 73.704, 13.236)`
Decimal	`16768558`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #FFDE2E, 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 #FFDE2E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.74:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FFDE2E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.74:1	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 #FFDE2E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ffde2e; }
.text { color: #ffde2e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ffde2e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(255 222 46 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ffde2e, #b7ff2e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gold.

Questions

What color is #FFDE2E?: #FFDE2E is a vivid yellow, closest to the named color Emoji Yellow. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #FFDE2E?: The RGB value is 255, 222, 46: 255 red, 222 green and 46 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #FFDE2E?: The complementary color is #2E4FFF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FFDE2E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.74:1 and white text 1.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.