What color is #FFE974?

#FFE974 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 #FFE974?

The RGB value is 255, 233, 116: 255 red, 233 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #FFE974?

The complementary color is #748AFF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FFE974?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.16:1 and white text 1.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#FFE974 color

#FFE974 rgb(255, 233, 116)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #FFE974 is a light, vivid yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 100% red, 91.4% green and 45.5% blue (255, 233, 116).

Its hue angle is 51°, with 100% saturation and 73% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 55% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Fuzzy Duckling (#FFEA70), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.16:1).

#FFE974 color codes

HEX	`#FFE974`
RGB	`rgb(255, 233, 116)`
RGB percent	`rgb(100%, 91.4%, 45.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(51, 100%, 73%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(51, 55%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 55%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(92.04, -6.7, 58.73)`
CIE LCH	`lch(92.04, 59.11, 96.5)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(73.534, 80.802, 28.243)`
Decimal	`16771444`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #FFE974, 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 #FFE974	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.16:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.22:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FFE974 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.22:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.16:1	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 #FFE974 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ffe974; }
.text { color: #ffe974; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ffe974; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(255 233 116 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ffe974, #d0ff74); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mustard.

Questions

What color is #FFE974?: #FFE974 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 #FFE974?: The RGB value is 255, 233, 116: 255 red, 233 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #FFE974?: The complementary color is #748AFF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FFE974?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.16:1 and white text 1.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.