What color is #FFE87E?

#FFE87E is a light, vivid yellow, closest to the named color Sandworm. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #FFE87E?

The RGB value is 255, 232, 126: 255 red, 232 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #FFE87E?

The complementary color is #7E95FF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FFE87E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.1:1 and white text 1.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#FFE87E color

#FFE87E rgb(255, 232, 126)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #FFE87E is a light, vivid yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 100% red, 91% green and 49.4% blue (255, 232, 126).

Its hue angle is 49°, with 100% saturation and 75% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 51% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Sandworm (#FCE883), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.1:1).

#FFE87E color codes

HEX	`#FFE87E`
RGB	`rgb(255, 232, 126)`
RGB percent	`rgb(100%, 91%, 49.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(49, 100%, 75%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(49, 51%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 51%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(91.9, -5.39, 53.93)`
CIE LCH	`lch(91.9, 54.2, 95.71)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(73.865, 80.482, 31.378)`
Decimal	`16771198`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #FFE87E, 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 #FFE87E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.1:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.23:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FFE87E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.23:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.1:1	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 #FFE87E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ffe87e; }
.text { color: #ffe87e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ffe87e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(255 232 126 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ffe87e, #d6ff7e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mustard.

Questions

What color is #FFE87E?: #FFE87E is a light, vivid yellow, closest to the named color Sandworm. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #FFE87E?: The RGB value is 255, 232, 126: 255 red, 232 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #FFE87E?: The complementary color is #7E95FF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FFE87E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.1:1 and white text 1.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.