What color is #FFF45D?

#FFF45D is a light, vivid yellow, closest to the named color Lemon Yellow. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #FFF45D?

The RGB value is 255, 244, 93: 255 red, 244 green and 93 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #FFF45D?

The complementary color is #5D68FF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FFF45D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.35:1 and white text 1.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#FFF45D color

#FFF45D rgb(255, 244, 93)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #FFF45D is a light, vivid yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 100% red, 95.7% green and 36.5% blue (255, 244, 93).

Its hue angle is 56°, with 100% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 64% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Lemon Yellow (#FFF44F), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.35:1).

#FFF45D color codes

HEX	`#FFF45D`
RGB	`rgb(255, 244, 93)`
RGB percent	`rgb(100%, 95.7%, 36.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(56, 100%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(56, 64%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 64%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(94.63, -13.67, 71.43)`
CIE LCH	`lch(94.63, 72.73, 100.83)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(75.569, 86.754, 23.118)`
Decimal	`16774237`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #FFF45D, 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 #FFF45D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.35:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.14:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FFF45D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.14:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.35:1	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 #FFF45D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #fff45d; }
.text { color: #fff45d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #fff45d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(255 244 93 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #fff45d, #b9ff5d); }

Background

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Border

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Questions

What color is #FFF45D?: #FFF45D is a light, vivid yellow, closest to the named color Lemon Yellow. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #FFF45D?: The RGB value is 255, 244, 93: 255 red, 244 green and 93 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #FFF45D?: The complementary color is #5D68FF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FFF45D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.35:1 and white text 1.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.