What color is #FFE766?

#FFE766 is a light, vivid yellow, closest to the named color Fuzzy Duckling. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #FFE766?

The RGB value is 255, 231, 102: 255 red, 231 green and 102 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #FFE766?

The complementary color is #667EFF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FFE766?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.87:1 and white text 1.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#FFE766 color

#FFE766 rgb(255, 231, 102)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #FFE766 is a light, vivid yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 100% red, 90.6% green and 40% blue (255, 231, 102).

Its hue angle is 51°, with 100% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 60% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Fuzzy Duckling (#FFEA70), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.87:1).

#FFE766 color codes

HEX	`#FFE766`
RGB	`rgb(255, 231, 102)`
RGB percent	`rgb(100%, 90.6%, 40%)`
HSL	`hsl(51, 100%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(51, 60%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 60%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(91.4, -6.69, 64.22)`
CIE LCH	`lch(91.4, 64.57, 95.95)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(72.217, 79.374, 24.085)`
Decimal	`16770918`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #FFE766, 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 #FFE766	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.87:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.24:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FFE766 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.24:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.87:1	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 #FFE766 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ffe766; }
.text { color: #ffe766; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ffe766; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(255 231 102 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ffe766, #caff66); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mustard.

Questions

What color is #FFE766?: #FFE766 is a light, vivid yellow, closest to the named color Fuzzy Duckling. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #FFE766?: The RGB value is 255, 231, 102: 255 red, 231 green and 102 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #FFE766?: The complementary color is #667EFF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FFE766?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.87:1 and white text 1.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.