What color is #FFEC77?

#FFEC77 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 #FFEC77?

The RGB value is 255, 236, 119: 255 red, 236 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #FFEC77?

The complementary color is #778AFF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FFEC77?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.52:1 and white text 1.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#FFEC77 color

#FFEC77 rgb(255, 236, 119)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #FFEC77 is a light, vivid yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 100% red, 92.5% green and 46.7% blue (255, 236, 119).

Its hue angle is 52°, with 100% saturation and 73% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 53% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Fuzzy Duckling (#FFEA70), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.52:1).

#FFEC77 color codes

HEX	`#FFEC77`
RGB	`rgb(255, 236, 119)`
RGB percent	`rgb(100%, 92.5%, 46.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(52, 100%, 73%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(52, 53%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 53%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(92.83, -7.96, 58.28)`
CIE LCH	`lch(92.83, 58.82, 97.78)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(74.568, 82.586, 29.462)`
Decimal	`16772215`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #FFEC77, 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 #FFEC77	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.52:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FFEC77 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.52:1	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 #FFEC77 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ffec77; }
.text { color: #ffec77; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ffec77; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(255 236 119 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ffec77, #ceff77); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lemon Yellow.

Questions

What color is #FFEC77?: #FFEC77 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 #FFEC77?: The RGB value is 255, 236, 119: 255 red, 236 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #FFEC77?: The complementary color is #778AFF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FFEC77?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.52:1 and white text 1.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.