What color is #FFDE88?

#FFDE88 is a light, vivid orange, closest to the named color Daisy Desi. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #FFDE88?

The RGB value is 255, 222, 136: 255 red, 222 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #FFDE88?

The complementary color is #88A9FF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FFDE88?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.06:1 and white text 1.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#FFDE88 color

#FFDE88 rgb(255, 222, 136)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #FFDE88 is a light, vivid orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 100% red, 87.1% green and 53.3% blue (255, 222, 136).

Its hue angle is 43°, with 100% saturation and 77% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 47% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Daisy Desi (#FCDF8A), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.06:1).

#FFDE88 color codes

HEX	`#FFDE88`
RGB	`rgb(255, 222, 136)`
RGB percent	`rgb(100%, 87.1%, 53.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(43, 100%, 77%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(43, 47%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 13%, 47%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(89.53, 0.54, 46.21)`
CIE LCH	`lch(89.53, 46.21, 89.34)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(71.808, 75.283, 34.037)`
Decimal	`16768648`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #FFDE88, 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 #FFDE88	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.06:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.31:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FFDE88 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.31:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.06:1	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 #FFDE88 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ffde88; }
.text { color: #ffde88; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ffde88; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(255 222 136 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ffde88, #e5ff88); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mustard.

Questions

What color is #FFDE88?: #FFDE88 is a light, vivid orange, closest to the named color Daisy Desi. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #FFDE88?: The RGB value is 255, 222, 136: 255 red, 222 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #FFDE88?: The complementary color is #88A9FF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FFDE88?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.06:1 and white text 1.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.