What color is #FFED74?

#FFED74 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 #FFED74?

The RGB value is 255, 237, 116: 255 red, 237 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #FFED74?

The complementary color is #7486FF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FFED74?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.62:1 and white text 1.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#FFED74 color

#FFED74 rgb(255, 237, 116)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #FFED74 is a light, vivid yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 100% red, 92.9% green and 45.5% blue (255, 237, 116).

Its hue angle is 52°, with 100% saturation and 73% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 55% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Fuzzy Duckling (#FFEA70), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.62:1).

#FFED74 color codes

HEX	`#FFED74`
RGB	`rgb(255, 237, 116)`
RGB percent	`rgb(100%, 92.9%, 45.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(52, 100%, 73%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(52, 55%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 55%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(93.05, -8.69, 59.9)`
CIE LCH	`lch(93.05, 60.53, 98.25)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(74.679, 83.092, 28.624)`
Decimal	`16772468`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #FFED74, 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 #FFED74	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.62:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.19:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FFED74 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.19:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.62:1	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 #FFED74 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ffed74; }
.text { color: #ffed74; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ffed74; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(255 237 116 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ffed74, #cbff74); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lemon Yellow.

Questions

What color is #FFED74?: #FFED74 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 #FFED74?: The RGB value is 255, 237, 116: 255 red, 237 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #FFED74?: The complementary color is #7486FF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FFED74?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.62:1 and white text 1.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.