What color is #FFED00?

#FFED00 is a vivid yellow, closest to the named color Sailor Moon. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #FFED00?

The RGB value is 255, 237, 0: 255 red, 237 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #FFED00?

The complementary color is #0012FF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FFED00?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.37:1 and white text 1.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#FFED00 color

#FFED00 rgb(255, 237, 0)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #FFED00 is a vivid yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 100% red, 92.9% green and 0% blue (255, 237, 0).

Its hue angle is 56°, with 100% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 100% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Sailor Moon (#FFEE00), a difference of 0.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.37:1).

#FFED00 color codes

HEX	`#FFED00`
RGB	`rgb(255, 237, 0)`
RGB percent	`rgb(100%, 92.9%, 0%)`
HSL	`hsl(56, 100%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(56, 100%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 100%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(92.5, -12.88, 91.11)`
CIE LCH	`lch(92.5, 92.01, 98.05)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(71.528, 81.832, 12.027)`
Decimal	`16772352`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #FFED00, 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 #FFED00	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.37:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FFED00 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.37:1	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 #FFED00 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ffed00; }
.text { color: #ffed00; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ffed00; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(255 237 0 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ffed00, #92ff00); }

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Questions

What color is #FFED00?: #FFED00 is a vivid yellow, closest to the named color Sailor Moon. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #FFED00?: The RGB value is 255, 237, 0: 255 red, 237 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #FFED00?: The complementary color is #0012FF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FFED00?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.37:1 and white text 1.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.