What color is #FFEA66?

#FFEA66 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 #FFEA66?

The RGB value is 255, 234, 102: 255 red, 234 green and 102 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #FFEA66?

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

Is black or white text better on #FFEA66?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.21:1 and white text 1.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#FFEA66 color

#FFEA66 rgb(255, 234, 102)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #FFEA66 is a light, vivid yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 100% red, 91.8% green and 40% blue (255, 234, 102).

Its hue angle is 52°, with 100% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 60% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Fuzzy Duckling (#FFEA70), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.21:1).

#FFEA66 color codes

HEX	`#FFEA66`
RGB	`rgb(255, 234, 102)`
RGB percent	`rgb(100%, 91.8%, 40%)`
HSL	`hsl(52, 100%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(52, 60%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 60%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(92.16, -8.19, 65.06)`
CIE LCH	`lch(92.16, 65.57, 97.17)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(73.064, 81.068, 24.367)`
Decimal	`16771686`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #FFEA66, 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 #FFEA66	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.21:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.22:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FFEA66 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.22:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.21:1	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 #FFEA66 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ffea66; }
.text { color: #ffea66; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ffea66; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(255 234 102 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ffea66, #c8ff66); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lemon Yellow.

Questions

What color is #FFEA66?: #FFEA66 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 #FFEA66?: The RGB value is 255, 234, 102: 255 red, 234 green and 102 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #FFEA66?: The complementary color is #667BFF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FFEA66?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.21:1 and white text 1.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.