What color is #FFEE6E?

#FFEE6E 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 #FFEE6E?

The RGB value is 255, 238, 110: 255 red, 238 green and 110 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #FFEE6E?

The complementary color is #6E7FFF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FFEE6E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.71:1 and white text 1.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#FFEE6E color

#FFEE6E rgb(255, 238, 110)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #FFEE6E is a light, vivid yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 100% red, 93.3% green and 43.1% blue (255, 238, 110).

Its hue angle is 53°, with 100% saturation and 72% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 57% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Fuzzy Duckling (#FFEA70), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.71:1).

#FFEE6E color codes

HEX	`#FFEE6E`
RGB	`rgb(255, 238, 110)`
RGB percent	`rgb(100%, 93.3%, 43.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(53, 100%, 72%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(53, 57%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 57%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(93.25, -9.62, 62.8)`
CIE LCH	`lch(93.25, 63.53, 98.71)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(74.632, 83.538, 26.942)`
Decimal	`16772718`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #FFEE6E, 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 #FFEE6E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.71:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.19:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FFEE6E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.19:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.71:1	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 #FFEE6E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ffee6e; }
.text { color: #ffee6e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ffee6e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(255 238 110 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ffee6e, #c8ff6e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lemon Yellow.

Questions

What color is #FFEE6E?: #FFEE6E 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 #FFEE6E?: The RGB value is 255, 238, 110: 255 red, 238 green and 110 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #FFEE6E?: The complementary color is #6E7FFF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FFEE6E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.71:1 and white text 1.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.