What color is #FFEC8F?

#FFEC8F is a light, vivid yellow, closest to the named color Chickery Chick. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #FFEC8F?

The RGB value is 255, 236, 143: 255 red, 236 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #FFEC8F?

The complementary color is #8FA2FF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FFEC8F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.65:1 and white text 1.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#FFEC8F color

#FFEC8F rgb(255, 236, 143)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #FFEC8F is a light, vivid yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 100% red, 92.5% green and 56.1% blue (255, 236, 143).

Its hue angle is 50°, with 100% saturation and 78% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 44% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Chickery Chick (#FBE98E), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.65:1).

#FFEC8F color codes

HEX	`#FFEC8F`
RGB	`rgb(255, 236, 143)`
RGB percent	`rgb(100%, 92.5%, 56.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(50, 100%, 78%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(50, 44%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 44%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(93.12, -5.86, 47.28)`
CIE LCH	`lch(93.12, 47.64, 97.06)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(76.195, 83.237, 38.034)`
Decimal	`16772239`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #FFEC8F, 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 #FFEC8F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.65:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.19:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FFEC8F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.19:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.65:1	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 #FFEC8F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ffec8f; }
.text { color: #ffec8f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ffec8f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(255 236 143 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ffec8f, #daff8f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Yellow.

Questions

What color is #FFEC8F?: #FFEC8F is a light, vivid yellow, closest to the named color Chickery Chick. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #FFEC8F?: The RGB value is 255, 236, 143: 255 red, 236 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #FFEC8F?: The complementary color is #8FA2FF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FFEC8F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.65:1 and white text 1.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.