What color is #FFF077?

#FFF077 is a light, vivid yellow, closest to the named color Witch Hazel. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #FFF077?

The RGB value is 255, 240, 119: 255 red, 240 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #FFF077?

The complementary color is #7786FF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FFF077?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.98:1 and white text 1.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#FFF077 color

#FFF077 rgb(255, 240, 119)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #FFF077 is a light, vivid yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 100% red, 94.1% green and 46.7% blue (255, 240, 119).

Its hue angle is 53°, with 100% saturation and 73% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 53% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Witch Hazel (#FBF073), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.98:1).

#FFF077 color codes

HEX	`#FFF077`
RGB	`rgb(255, 240, 119)`
RGB percent	`rgb(100%, 94.1%, 46.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(53, 100%, 73%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(53, 53%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 53%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(93.85, -9.94, 59.47)`
CIE LCH	`lch(93.85, 60.29, 99.49)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(75.732, 84.915, 29.85)`
Decimal	`16773239`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #FFF077, 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 #FFF077	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.98:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FFF077 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.98:1	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 #FFF077 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #fff077; }
.text { color: #fff077; }
.border { border: 2px solid #fff077; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(255 240 119 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #fff077, #caff77); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Butter Yellow.

Questions

What color is #FFF077?: #FFF077 is a light, vivid yellow, closest to the named color Witch Hazel. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #FFF077?: The RGB value is 255, 240, 119: 255 red, 240 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #FFF077?: The complementary color is #7786FF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FFF077?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.98:1 and white text 1.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.