What color is #FFEC65?

#FFEC65 is a light, vivid yellow, closest to the named color Maizena. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #FFEC65?

The RGB value is 255, 236, 101: 255 red, 236 green and 101 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #FFEC65?

The complementary color is #6578FF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FFEC65?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.44:1 and white text 1.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#FFEC65 color

#FFEC65 rgb(255, 236, 101)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #FFEC65 is a light, vivid yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 100% red, 92.5% green and 39.6% blue (255, 236, 101).

Its hue angle is 53°, with 100% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 60% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Maizena (#FBEC5E), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.44:1).

#FFEC65 color codes

HEX	`#FFEC65`
RGB	`rgb(255, 236, 101)`
RGB percent	`rgb(100%, 92.5%, 39.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(53, 100%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(53, 60%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 60%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(92.66, -9.24, 66.03)`
CIE LCH	`lch(92.66, 66.68, 97.97)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(73.587, 82.193, 24.298)`
Decimal	`16772197`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #FFEC65, 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 #FFEC65	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.44:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FFEC65 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.44:1	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 #FFEC65 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ffec65; }
.text { color: #ffec65; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ffec65; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(255 236 101 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ffec65, #c5ff65); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lemon Yellow.

Questions

What color is #FFEC65?: #FFEC65 is a light, vivid yellow, closest to the named color Maizena. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #FFEC65?: The RGB value is 255, 236, 101: 255 red, 236 green and 101 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #FFEC65?: The complementary color is #6578FF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FFEC65?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.44:1 and white text 1.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.