What color is #FFEA6E?

#FFEA6E 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 #FFEA6E?

The RGB value is 255, 234, 110: 255 red, 234 green and 110 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #FFEA6E?

The complementary color is #6E83FF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FFEA6E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.25:1 and white text 1.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#FFEA6E color

#FFEA6E rgb(255, 234, 110)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #FFEA6E is a light, vivid yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 100% red, 91.8% green and 43.1% blue (255, 234, 110).

Its hue angle is 51°, with 100% saturation and 72% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 57% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Fuzzy Duckling (#FFEA70), a difference of 0.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.25:1).

#FFEA6E color codes

HEX	`#FFEA6E`
RGB	`rgb(255, 234, 110)`
RGB percent	`rgb(100%, 91.8%, 43.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(51, 100%, 72%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(51, 57%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 57%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(92.24, -7.64, 61.65)`
CIE LCH	`lch(92.24, 62.12, 97.06)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(73.48, 81.234, 26.558)`
Decimal	`16771694`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #FFEA6E, 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 #FFEA6E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.25:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.22:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FFEA6E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.22:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.25:1	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 #FFEA6E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ffea6e; }
.text { color: #ffea6e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ffea6e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(255 234 110 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ffea6e, #cbff6e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lemon Yellow.

Questions

What color is #FFEA6E?: #FFEA6E 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 #FFEA6E?: The RGB value is 255, 234, 110: 255 red, 234 green and 110 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #FFEA6E?: The complementary color is #6E83FF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FFEA6E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.25:1 and white text 1.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.