What color is #FFFF22?

#FFFF22 is a vivid yellow, closest to the named color Yellow Submarine. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #FFFF22?

The RGB value is 255, 255, 34: 255 red, 255 green and 34 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #FFFF22?

The complementary color is #2222FF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FFFF22?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.58:1 and white text 1.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#FFFF22 color

#FFFF22 rgb(255, 255, 34)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #FFFF22 is a vivid yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 100% red, 100% green and 13.3% blue (255, 255, 34).

Its hue angle is 60°, with 100% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 87% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Yellow Submarine (#FFFF14), a difference of 0.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.58:1).

#FFFF22 color codes

HEX	`#FFFF22`
RGB	`rgb(255, 255, 34)`
RGB percent	`rgb(100%, 100%, 13.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(60, 100%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(60, 87%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 87%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(97.19, -21.17, 91.01)`
CIE LCH	`lch(97.19, 93.44, 103.1)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(77.292, 92.898, 15.373)`
Decimal	`16776994`
Short hex	`#FF2`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #FFFF22, 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 #FFFF22	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.58:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.07:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FFFF22 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.07:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.58:1	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 #FFFF22 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ffff22; }
.text { color: #ffff22; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ffff22; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(255 255 34 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ffff22, #91ff22); }

Background

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Border

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Questions

What color is #FFFF22?: #FFFF22 is a vivid yellow, closest to the named color Yellow Submarine. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #FFFF22?: The RGB value is 255, 255, 34: 255 red, 255 green and 34 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #FFFF22?: The complementary color is #2222FF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FFFF22?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.58:1 and white text 1.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.