What color is #FFE48B?

#FFE48B is a light, vivid yellow, closest to the named color Daisy Desi. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #FFE48B?

The RGB value is 255, 228, 139: 255 red, 228 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #FFE48B?

The complementary color is #8BA6FF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FFE48B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.72:1 and white text 1.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#FFE48B color

#FFE48B rgb(255, 228, 139)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #FFE48B is a light, vivid yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 100% red, 89.4% green and 54.5% blue (255, 228, 139).

Its hue angle is 46°, with 100% saturation and 77% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 45% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Daisy Desi (#FCDF8A), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.72:1).

#FFE48B color codes

HEX	`#FFE48B`
RGB	`rgb(255, 228, 139)`
RGB percent	`rgb(100%, 89.4%, 54.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(46, 100%, 77%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(46, 45%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 45%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(91.06, -2.22, 46.65)`
CIE LCH	`lch(91.06, 46.71, 92.73)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(73.646, 78.614, 35.716)`
Decimal	`16770187`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #FFE48B, 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 #FFE48B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.72:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.26:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FFE48B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.26:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.72:1	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 #FFE48B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ffe48b; }
.text { color: #ffe48b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ffe48b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(255 228 139 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ffe48b, #e0ff8b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mustard.

Questions

What color is #FFE48B?: #FFE48B is a light, vivid yellow, closest to the named color Daisy Desi. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #FFE48B?: The RGB value is 255, 228, 139: 255 red, 228 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #FFE48B?: The complementary color is #8BA6FF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FFE48B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.72:1 and white text 1.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.