What color is #FFE9A0?

#FFE9A0 is a light, vivid yellow, closest to the named color Eggnog. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #FFE9A0?

The RGB value is 255, 233, 160: 255 red, 233 green and 160 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #FFE9A0?

The complementary color is #A0B6FF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FFE9A0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.42:1 and white text 1.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#FFE9A0 color

#FFE9A0 rgb(255, 233, 160)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #FFE9A0 is a light, vivid yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 100% red, 91.4% green and 62.7% blue (255, 233, 160).

Its hue angle is 46°, with 100% saturation and 81% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 37% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Eggnog (#FDEA9F), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.42:1).

#FFE9A0 color codes

HEX	`#FFE9A0`
RGB	`rgb(255, 233, 160)`
RGB percent	`rgb(100%, 91.4%, 62.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(46, 100%, 81%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(46, 37%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 37%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(92.61, -2.59, 38.23)`
CIE LCH	`lch(92.61, 38.31, 93.88)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(76.726, 82.078, 45.052)`
Decimal	`16771488`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #FFE9A0, 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 #FFE9A0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.42:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FFE9A0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.42:1	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 #FFE9A0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ffe9a0; }
.text { color: #ffe9a0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ffe9a0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(255 233 160 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ffe9a0, #e6ffa0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Vanilla.

Questions

What color is #FFE9A0?: #FFE9A0 is a light, vivid yellow, closest to the named color Eggnog. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #FFE9A0?: The RGB value is 255, 233, 160: 255 red, 233 green and 160 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #FFE9A0?: The complementary color is #A0B6FF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FFE9A0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.42:1 and white text 1.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.