What color is #FFF27E?

#FFF27E 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 #FFF27E?

The RGB value is 255, 242, 126: 255 red, 242 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #FFF27E?

The complementary color is #7E8BFF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FFF27E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.25:1 and white text 1.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#FFF27E color

#FFF27E rgb(255, 242, 126)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #FFF27E is a light, vivid yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 100% red, 94.9% green and 49.4% blue (255, 242, 126).

Its hue angle is 54°, with 100% saturation and 75% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 51% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Witch Hazel (#FBF073), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.25:1).

#FFF27E color codes

HEX	`#FFF27E`
RGB	`rgb(255, 242, 126)`
RGB percent	`rgb(100%, 94.9%, 49.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(54, 100%, 75%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(54, 51%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 51%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(94.43, -10.36, 56.95)`
CIE LCH	`lch(94.43, 57.88, 100.31)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(76.76, 86.273, 32.344)`
Decimal	`16773758`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #FFF27E, 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 #FFF27E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.25:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.15:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FFF27E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.15:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.25:1	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 #FFF27E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #fff27e; }
.text { color: #fff27e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #fff27e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(255 242 126 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #fff27e, #cbff7e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Butter Yellow.

Questions

What color is #FFF27E?: #FFF27E 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 #FFF27E?: The RGB value is 255, 242, 126: 255 red, 242 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #FFF27E?: The complementary color is #7E8BFF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FFF27E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.25:1 and white text 1.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.