What color is #FFF466?

#FFF466 is a light, vivid yellow, closest to the named color Yellowish. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #FFF466?

The RGB value is 255, 244, 102: 255 red, 244 green and 102 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #FFF466?

The complementary color is #6671FF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FFF466?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.38:1 and white text 1.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#FFF466 color

#FFF466 rgb(255, 244, 102)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #FFF466 is a light, vivid yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 100% red, 95.7% green and 40% blue (255, 244, 102).

Its hue angle is 56°, with 100% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 60% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Yellowish (#FAEE66), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.38:1).

#FFF466 color codes

HEX	`#FFF466`
RGB	`rgb(255, 244, 102)`
RGB percent	`rgb(100%, 95.7%, 40%)`
HSL	`hsl(56, 100%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(56, 60%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 60%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(94.71, -13.11, 67.85)`
CIE LCH	`lch(94.71, 69.1, 100.94)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(75.992, 86.923, 25.343)`
Decimal	`16774246`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #FFF466, 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 #FFF466	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.38:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.14:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FFF466 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.14:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.38:1	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 #FFF466 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #fff466; }
.text { color: #fff466; }
.border { border: 2px solid #fff466; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(255 244 102 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #fff466, #bdff66); }

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Questions

What color is #FFF466?: #FFF466 is a light, vivid yellow, closest to the named color Yellowish. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #FFF466?: The RGB value is 255, 244, 102: 255 red, 244 green and 102 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #FFF466?: The complementary color is #6671FF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FFF466?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.38:1 and white text 1.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.