What color is #FFEAA2?

#FFEAA2 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 #FFEAA2?

The RGB value is 255, 234, 162: 255 red, 234 green and 162 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #FFEAA2?

The complementary color is #A2B7FF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FFEAA2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.54:1 and white text 1.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#FFEAA2 color

#FFEAA2 rgb(255, 234, 162)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #FFEAA2 is a light, vivid yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 100% red, 91.8% green and 63.5% blue (255, 234, 162).

Its hue angle is 46°, with 100% saturation and 82% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 36% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Eggnog (#FDEA9F), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.54:1).

#FFEAA2 color codes

HEX	`#FFEAA2`
RGB	`rgb(255, 234, 162)`
RGB percent	`rgb(100%, 91.8%, 63.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(46, 100%, 82%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(46, 36%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 36%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(92.89, -2.87, 37.59)`
CIE LCH	`lch(92.89, 37.7, 94.37)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(77.186, 82.717, 46.075)`
Decimal	`16771746`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #FFEAA2, 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 #FFEAA2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.54:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FFEAA2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.54:1	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 #FFEAA2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ffeaa2; }
.text { color: #ffeaa2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ffeaa2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(255 234 162 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ffeaa2, #e6ffa2); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Vanilla.

Questions

What color is #FFEAA2?: #FFEAA2 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 #FFEAA2?: The RGB value is 255, 234, 162: 255 red, 234 green and 162 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #FFEAA2?: The complementary color is #A2B7FF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FFEAA2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.54:1 and white text 1.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.