What color is #FFE54B?

#FFE54B is a light, vivid yellow, closest to the named color Pac-Man. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #FFE54B?

The RGB value is 255, 229, 75: 255 red, 229 green and 75 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #FFE54B?

The complementary color is #4B65FF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FFE54B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.56:1 and white text 1.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#FFE54B color

#FFE54B rgb(255, 229, 75)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #FFE54B is a light, vivid yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 100% red, 89.8% green and 29.4% blue (255, 229, 75).

Its hue angle is 51°, with 100% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 71% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Pac-Man (#FFE737), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.56:1).

#FFE54B color codes

HEX	`#FFE54B`
RGB	`rgb(255, 229, 75)`
RGB percent	`rgb(100%, 89.8%, 29.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(51, 100%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(51, 71%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 71%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(90.69, -7.21, 74.27)`
CIE LCH	`lch(90.69, 74.62, 95.54)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(70.533, 77.81, 17.959)`
Decimal	`16770379`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #FFE54B, 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 #FFE54B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.56:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.27:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FFE54B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.27:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.56:1	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 #FFE54B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ffe54b; }
.text { color: #ffe54b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ffe54b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(255 229 75 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ffe54b, #bfff4b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dandelion.

Questions

What color is #FFE54B?: #FFE54B is a light, vivid yellow, closest to the named color Pac-Man. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #FFE54B?: The RGB value is 255, 229, 75: 255 red, 229 green and 75 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #FFE54B?: The complementary color is #4B65FF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FFE54B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.56:1 and white text 1.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.