What color is #FFE964?

#FFE964 is a light, vivid yellow, closest to the named color Goldfinch. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #FFE964?

The RGB value is 255, 233, 100: 255 red, 233 green and 100 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #FFE964?

The complementary color is #647AFF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FFE964?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.09:1 and white text 1.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#FFE964 color

#FFE964 rgb(255, 233, 100)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #FFE964 is a light, vivid yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 100% red, 91.4% green and 39.2% blue (255, 233, 100).

Its hue angle is 51°, with 100% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 61% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Goldfinch (#F8E462), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.09:1).

#FFE964 color codes

HEX	`#FFE964`
RGB	`rgb(255, 233, 100)`
RGB percent	`rgb(100%, 91.4%, 39.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(51, 100%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(51, 61%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 61%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(91.89, -7.82, 65.62)`
CIE LCH	`lch(91.89, 66.08, 96.8)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(72.682, 80.461, 23.756)`
Decimal	`16771428`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #FFE964, 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 #FFE964	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.09:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.23:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FFE964 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.23:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.09:1	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 #FFE964 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ffe964; }
.text { color: #ffe964; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ffe964; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(255 233 100 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ffe964, #c7ff64); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lemon Yellow.

Questions

What color is #FFE964?: #FFE964 is a light, vivid yellow, closest to the named color Goldfinch. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #FFE964?: The RGB value is 255, 233, 100: 255 red, 233 green and 100 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #FFE964?: The complementary color is #647AFF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FFE964?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.09:1 and white text 1.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.