#FFD11A Color

#FFD11A is rgb(255, 209, 26) in RGB, hsl(48, 100%, 55%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 18%, 90%, 0%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Metallic Yellow (#FDCC0D), below the threshold most people can see at ΔE 2.15. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#FFD11A

HEX#FFD11A

RGBrgb(255, 209, 26)

HSLhsl(48, 100%, 55%)

HSVhsv(48, 90%, 100%)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 18%, 90%, 0%)

OKLCHoklch(87.5% 0.175 92.2)

LABlab(86.02% 6.00 82.80)

LCHlch(86.02% 83.02 85.86)

What #FFD11A Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #FFD11A, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Metallic Yellow#FDCC0DΔE 2.15 Tangerine Yellow#FFCC00ΔE 3.25 Philippine Yellow#FECB00ΔE 3.29 Cyber Yellow#FFD300ΔE 3.34 Jonquil#F4CA16ΔE 3.67 Deep Lemon#F5C71AΔE 4.65

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every yellow in the library.

#FFD11A Channel Values

How #FFD11A breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 255 · G 209 · B 26	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 48° · S 100% · L 55%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 48° · S 90% · V 100%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 0% · M 18% · Y 90% · K 0%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	1.46:1 vs white · 14.39:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #FFD11A background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text1.46:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

TextBlack text14.39:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #FFD11A in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #FFD11A

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #FFD11A; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base

Complementary

Analogous

Analogous

Triadic

Triadic

Split comp.

Split comp.

Tints & Shades of #FFD11A

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #FFD11A.

How #FFD11A Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#FFD11A

Protanopia#DADA17

Protanomaly#EAD618

Deuteranopia#E2E201

Deuteranomaly#EEDB0E

Tritanopia#FFC5C5

Tritanomaly#FFCA9D

Achromatopsia#D6D6D6

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #FFD11A in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-ffd11a: #FFD11A;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #FFD11A;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ffd11a': '#FFD11A' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 1.000, green: 0.820, blue: 0.102)

Android XML<color name="color_ffd11a">#FFD11A</color>

SVG fillfill="#FFD11A"

More Yellow Colors

#FFD11A sits in the yellow family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

ffd230 ffcf00 ffd300 ffcc66 ffd700 ffcc33 ffd800 ffcc00 ffdb00 ffc40c ffdb58 ffc324 fff44f ffff33 1b1404 574a00 85850f b2ac88 cca01d e1ad21 ededbf f4c430 f9efd7 fdb900

#FFD11A Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #FFD11A?

#FFD11A is a mid-tone yellow — rgb(255, 209, 26) in RGB and hsl(48, 100%, 55%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Metallic Yellow (#FDCC0D), which is below the threshold most people can see at a CIE76 distance of 2.15.

What is the RGB value of #FFD11A?

#FFD11A is rgb(255, 209, 26) — red 255, green 209, and blue 26 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #FFD11A?

#FFD11A converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 18%, 90%, 0%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #FFD11A be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #FFD11A scores 1.46:1 against white and 14.39:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #FFD11A as a CSS color keyword?

No. #FFD11A is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is gold (#FFD700) at a CIE76 distance of 5.07, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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