What color is #FFEF46?

#FFEF46 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 #FFEF46?

The RGB value is 255, 239, 70: 255 red, 239 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #FFEF46?

The complementary color is #4656FF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FFEF46?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.69:1 and white text 1.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#FFEF46 color

#FFEF46 rgb(255, 239, 70)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #FFEF46 is a light, vivid yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 100% red, 93.7% green and 27.5% blue (255, 239, 70).

Its hue angle is 55°, with 100% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 73% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Hollandaise (#FFEE44), a difference of 0.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.69:1).

#FFEF46 color codes

HEX	`#FFEF46`
RGB	`rgb(255, 239, 70)`
RGB percent	`rgb(100%, 93.7%, 27.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(55, 100%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(55, 73%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 73%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(93.21, -12.37, 78.44)`
CIE LCH	`lch(93.21, 79.41, 98.96)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(73.215, 83.438, 18.042)`
Decimal	`16772934`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #FFEF46, 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 #FFEF46	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.69:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.19:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FFEF46 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.19:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.69:1	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 #FFEF46 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ffef46; }
.text { color: #ffef46; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ffef46; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(255 239 70 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ffef46, #b2ff46); }

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Questions

What color is #FFEF46?: #FFEF46 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 #FFEF46?: The RGB value is 255, 239, 70: 255 red, 239 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #FFEF46?: The complementary color is #4656FF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FFEF46?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.69:1 and white text 1.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.