What color is #FFE193?

#FFE193 is a light, vivid orange, closest to the named color Banana Republic. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #FFE193?

The RGB value is 255, 225, 147: 255 red, 225 green and 147 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #FFE193?

The complementary color is #93B1FF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FFE193?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.44:1 and white text 1.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#FFE193 color

#FFE193 rgb(255, 225, 147)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #FFE193 is a light, vivid orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 100% red, 88.2% green and 57.6% blue (255, 225, 147).

Its hue angle is 43°, with 100% saturation and 79% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 42% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Banana Republic (#FFE292), a difference of 0.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.44:1).

#FFE193 color codes

HEX	`#FFE193`
RGB	`rgb(255, 225, 147)`
RGB percent	`rgb(100%, 88.2%, 57.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(43, 100%, 79%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(43, 42%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 12%, 42%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(90.42, 0.08, 41.9)`
CIE LCH	`lch(90.42, 41.9, 89.89)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(73.434, 77.22, 38.635)`
Decimal	`16769427`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #FFE193, 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 #FFE193	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.44:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.28:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FFE193 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.28:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.44:1	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 #FFE193 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ffe193; }
.text { color: #ffe193; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ffe193; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(255 225 147 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ffe193, #e7ff93); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Vanilla.

Questions

What color is #FFE193?: #FFE193 is a light, vivid orange, closest to the named color Banana Republic. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #FFE193?: The RGB value is 255, 225, 147: 255 red, 225 green and 147 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #FFE193?: The complementary color is #93B1FF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FFE193?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.44:1 and white text 1.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.