What color is #FFE292?

#FFE292 is a light, vivid orange known as Banana Republic. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #FFE292?

The RGB value is 255, 226, 146: 255 red, 226 green and 146 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #FFE292?

The complementary color is #92AFFF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FFE292?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.55:1 and white text 1.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#FFE292 color

#FFE292 rgb(255, 226, 146)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #FFE292 is a light, vivid orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 100% red, 88.6% green and 57.3% blue (255, 226, 146).

Its hue angle is 44°, with 100% saturation and 79% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 43% yellow and 0% black.

This exact color is also called Banana Republic.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.55:1).

#FFE292 color codes

HEX	`#FFE292`
RGB	`rgb(255, 226, 146)`
RGB percent	`rgb(100%, 88.6%, 57.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(44, 100%, 79%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(44, 43%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 43%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(90.66, -0.53, 42.69)`
CIE LCH	`lch(90.66, 42.7, 90.71)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(73.627, 77.731, 38.314)`
Decimal	`16769682`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #FFE292, 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 #FFE292	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.55:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.27:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FFE292 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.27:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.55:1	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 #FFE292 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ffe292; }
.text { color: #ffe292; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ffe292; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(255 226 146 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ffe292, #e5ff92); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Vanilla.

Questions

What color is #FFE292?: #FFE292 is a light, vivid orange known as Banana Republic. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #FFE292?: The RGB value is 255, 226, 146: 255 red, 226 green and 146 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #FFE292?: The complementary color is #92AFFF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FFE292?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.55:1 and white text 1.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.