What color is #FFF562?

#FFF562 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 #FFF562?

The RGB value is 255, 245, 98: 255 red, 245 green and 98 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #FFF562?

The complementary color is #626CFF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FFF562?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.49:1 and white text 1.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#FFF562 color

#FFF562 rgb(255, 245, 98)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #FFF562 is a light, vivid yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 100% red, 96.1% green and 38.4% blue (255, 245, 98).

Its hue angle is 56°, with 100% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 62% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Lemon Yellow (#FFF44F), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.49:1).

#FFF562 color codes

HEX	`#FFF562`
RGB	`rgb(255, 245, 98)`
RGB percent	`rgb(100%, 96.1%, 38.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(56, 100%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(56, 62%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 62%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(94.93, -13.86, 69.74)`
CIE LCH	`lch(94.93, 71.1, 101.24)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(76.1, 87.449, 24.424)`
Decimal	`16774498`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #FFF562, 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 #FFF562	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.49:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.14:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FFF562 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.14:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.49:1	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 #FFF562 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #fff562; }
.text { color: #fff562; }
.border { border: 2px solid #fff562; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(255 245 98 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #fff562, #bbff62); }

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Questions

What color is #FFF562?: #FFF562 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 #FFF562?: The RGB value is 255, 245, 98: 255 red, 245 green and 98 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #FFF562?: The complementary color is #626CFF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FFF562?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.49:1 and white text 1.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.