What color is #FFE200?

#FFE200 is a vivid yellow, closest to the named color Star. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #FFE200?

The RGB value is 255, 226, 0: 255 red, 226 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #FFE200?

The complementary color is #001DFF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FFE200?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.13:1 and white text 1.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#FFE200 color

#FFE200 rgb(255, 226, 0)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #FFE200 is a vivid yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 100% red, 88.6% green and 0% blue (255, 226, 0).

Its hue angle is 53°, with 100% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 100% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Star (#FFE500), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.13:1).

#FFE200 color codes

HEX	`#FFE200`
RGB	`rgb(255, 226, 0)`
RGB percent	`rgb(100%, 88.6%, 0%)`
HSL	`hsl(53, 100%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(53, 100%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 100%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(89.7, -7.45, 89.1)`
CIE LCH	`lch(89.7, 89.41, 94.78)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(68.44, 75.656, 10.998)`
Decimal	`16769536`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #FFE200, 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 #FFE200	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.13:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FFE200 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.13:1	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 #FFE200 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ffe200; }
.text { color: #ffe200; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ffe200; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(255 226 0 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ffe200, #9cff00); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gold.

Questions

What color is #FFE200?: #FFE200 is a vivid yellow, closest to the named color Star. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #FFE200?: The RGB value is 255, 226, 0: 255 red, 226 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #FFE200?: The complementary color is #001DFF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FFE200?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.13:1 and white text 1.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.