What color is #FFEB6B?

#FFEB6B 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 #FFEB6B?

The RGB value is 255, 235, 107: 255 red, 235 green and 107 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #FFEB6B?

The complementary color is #6B7FFF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FFEB6B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.35:1 and white text 1.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#FFEB6B color

#FFEB6B rgb(255, 235, 107)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #FFEB6B is a light, vivid yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 100% red, 92.2% green and 42% blue (255, 235, 107).

Its hue angle is 52°, with 100% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 58% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Fuzzy Duckling (#FFEA70), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.35:1).

#FFEB6B color codes

HEX	`#FFEB6B`
RGB	`rgb(255, 235, 107)`
RGB percent	`rgb(100%, 92.2%, 42%)`
HSL	`hsl(52, 100%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(52, 58%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 58%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(92.46, -8.35, 63.23)`
CIE LCH	`lch(92.46, 63.78, 97.52)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(73.605, 81.741, 25.808)`
Decimal	`16771947`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #FFEB6B, 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 #FFEB6B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.35:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FFEB6B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.35:1	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 #FFEB6B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ffeb6b; }
.text { color: #ffeb6b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ffeb6b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(255 235 107 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ffeb6b, #c9ff6b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lemon Yellow.

Questions

What color is #FFEB6B?: #FFEB6B 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 #FFEB6B?: The RGB value is 255, 235, 107: 255 red, 235 green and 107 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #FFEB6B?: The complementary color is #6B7FFF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FFEB6B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.35:1 and white text 1.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.