What color is #FFEE82?

#FFEE82 is a light, vivid yellow, closest to the named color Spätzle Yellow. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #FFEE82?

The RGB value is 255, 238, 130: 255 red, 238 green and 130 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #FFEE82?

The complementary color is #8293FF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FFEE82?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.8:1 and white text 1.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#FFEE82 color

#FFEE82 rgb(255, 238, 130)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #FFEE82 is a light, vivid yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 100% red, 93.3% green and 51% blue (255, 238, 130).

Its hue angle is 52°, with 100% saturation and 75% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 49% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Spätzle Yellow (#FFEE88), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.8:1).

#FFEE82 color codes

HEX	`#FFEE82`
RGB	`rgb(255, 238, 130)`
RGB percent	`rgb(100%, 93.3%, 51%)`
HSL	`hsl(52, 100%, 75%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(52, 49%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 49%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(93.46, -8.04, 53.93)`
CIE LCH	`lch(93.46, 54.52, 98.48)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(75.846, 84.023, 33.338)`
Decimal	`16772738`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #FFEE82, 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 #FFEE82	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.8:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.18:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FFEE82 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.18:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.8:1	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 #FFEE82 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ffee82; }
.text { color: #ffee82; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ffee82; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(255 238 130 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ffee82, #d1ff82); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Yellow.

Questions

What color is #FFEE82?: #FFEE82 is a light, vivid yellow, closest to the named color Spätzle Yellow. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #FFEE82?: The RGB value is 255, 238, 130: 255 red, 238 green and 130 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #FFEE82?: The complementary color is #8293FF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FFEE82?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.8:1 and white text 1.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.