What color is #FFED50?

#FFED50 is a light, vivid yellow, closest to the named color Hollandaise. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #FFED50?

The RGB value is 255, 237, 80: 255 red, 237 green and 80 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #FFED50?

The complementary color is #5062FF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FFED50?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.48:1 and white text 1.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#FFED50 color

#FFED50 rgb(255, 237, 80)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #FFED50 is a light, vivid yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 100% red, 92.9% green and 31.4% blue (255, 237, 80).

Its hue angle is 54°, with 100% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 69% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Hollandaise (#FFEE44), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.48:1).

#FFED50 color codes

HEX	`#FFED50`
RGB	`rgb(255, 237, 80)`
RGB percent	`rgb(100%, 92.9%, 31.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(54, 100%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(54, 69%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 69%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(92.76, -10.93, 74.49)`
CIE LCH	`lch(92.76, 75.28, 98.35)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(72.975, 82.411, 19.651)`
Decimal	`16772432`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #FFED50, 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 #FFED50	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.48:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FFED50 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.48:1	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 #FFED50 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ffed50; }
.text { color: #ffed50; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ffed50; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(255 237 80 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ffed50, #baff50); }

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Questions

What color is #FFED50?: #FFED50 is a light, vivid yellow, closest to the named color Hollandaise. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #FFED50?: The RGB value is 255, 237, 80: 255 red, 237 green and 80 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #FFED50?: The complementary color is #5062FF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FFED50?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.48:1 and white text 1.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.