What color is #FFEF60?

#FFEF60 is a light, vivid yellow, closest to the named color Corn. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #FFEF60?

The RGB value is 255, 239, 96: 255 red, 239 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #FFEF60?

The complementary color is #6070FF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FFEF60?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.77:1 and white text 1.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#FFEF60 color

#FFEF60 rgb(255, 239, 96)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #FFEF60 is a light, vivid yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 100% red, 93.7% green and 37.6% blue (255, 239, 96).

Its hue angle is 54°, with 100% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 62% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Corn (#FBEC5D), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.77:1).

#FFEF60 color codes

HEX	`#FFEF60`
RGB	`rgb(255, 239, 96)`
RGB percent	`rgb(100%, 93.7%, 37.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(54, 100%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(54, 62%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 62%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(93.38, -11.04, 68.9)`
CIE LCH	`lch(93.38, 69.78, 99.1)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(74.221, 83.84, 23.337)`
Decimal	`16772960`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #FFEF60, 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 #FFEF60	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.77:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.18:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FFEF60 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.18:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.77:1	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 #FFEF60 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ffef60; }
.text { color: #ffef60; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ffef60; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(255 239 96 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ffef60, #c0ff60); }

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Questions

What color is #FFEF60?: #FFEF60 is a light, vivid yellow, closest to the named color Corn. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #FFEF60?: The RGB value is 255, 239, 96: 255 red, 239 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #FFEF60?: The complementary color is #6070FF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FFEF60?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.77:1 and white text 1.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.