What color is #FFEE60?

#FFEE60 is a light, vivid yellow, closest to the named color Maizena. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #FFEE60?

The RGB value is 255, 238, 96: 255 red, 238 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #FFEE60?

The complementary color is #6071FF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FFEE60?

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.

#FFEE60 color

#FFEE60 rgb(255, 238, 96)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #FFEE60 is a light, vivid yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 100% red, 93.3% green and 37.6% blue (255, 238, 96).

Its hue angle is 54°, with 100% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 62% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Maizena (#FBEC5E), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#FFEE60 color codes

HEX	`#FFEE60`
RGB	`rgb(255, 238, 96)`
RGB percent	`rgb(100%, 93.3%, 37.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(54, 100%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(54, 62%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 62%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(93.13, -10.55, 68.63)`
CIE LCH	`lch(93.13, 69.43, 98.74)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(73.929, 83.257, 23.24)`
Decimal	`16772704`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #FFEE60, 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 #FFEE60	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.65:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.19:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FFEE60 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 #FFEE60 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ffee60; }
.text { color: #ffee60; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ffee60; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(255 238 96 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ffee60, #c1ff60); }

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Questions

What color is #FFEE60?: #FFEE60 is a light, vivid yellow, closest to the named color Maizena. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #FFEE60?: The RGB value is 255, 238, 96: 255 red, 238 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #FFEE60?: The complementary color is #6071FF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FFEE60?: 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.