#FFE500 Color

#FFE500 is rgb(255, 229, 0) in RGB, hsl(54, 100%, 50%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 10%, 100%, 0%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Medium Yellow (#FFE302), below the threshold most people can see at ΔE 1.18. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#FFE500

HEX#FFE500

RGBrgb(255, 229, 0)

HSLhsl(54, 100%, 50%)

HSVhsv(54, 100%, 100%)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 10%, 100%, 0%)

OKLCHoklch(91.5% 0.191 101)

LABlab(90.97% -3.76 88.88)

LCHlch(90.97% 88.96 92.42)

What #FFE500 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 #FFE500, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Medium Yellow#FFE302ΔE 1.18 Yellow (Pantone)#FEDF00ΔE 3.12 Middle Yellow#FFEB00ΔE 3.36 Golden Yellow#FFDF00ΔE 3.37 Canary Yellow#FFEF00ΔE 5.59 Aureolin#FDEE00ΔE 5.62

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

#FFE500 Channel Values

How #FFE500 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 229 · B 0	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 54° · S 100% · L 50%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 54° · S 100% · V 100%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 0% · M 10% · Y 100% · K 0%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	1.28:1 vs white · 16.46:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #FFE500 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 text1.28:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

TextBlack text16.46:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #FFE500

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #FFE500; 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 #FFE500

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 #FFE500.

How #FFE500 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#FFE500

Protanopia#EAEA00

Protanomaly#F3E800

Deuteranopia#EEEE00

Deuteranomaly#F5EA00

Tritanopia#FFD8D8

Tritanomaly#FFDDAC

Achromatopsia#E4E4E4

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #FFE500 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ffe500: #FFE500;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #FFE500;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ffe500': '#FFE500' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 1.000, green: 0.898, blue: 0.000)

Android XML<color name="color_ffe500">#FFE500</color>

SVG fillfill="#FFE500"

More Yellow Colors

#FFE500 sits in the yellow family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

181807 fffff5 1b1404 fffff0 1f1f00 ffffeb 242400 ffffe5 2a2913 ffffe0 2b2003 ffffd6 573a00 856514 b0a94f cc9900 e0e000 edeae0 f2f1e3 f8f3c9 fcfce8 ffcc00 fff000 ffff0f

#FFE500 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #FFE500?

#FFE500 is a mid-tone yellow — rgb(255, 229, 0) in RGB and hsl(54, 100%, 50%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Medium Yellow (#FFE302), which is below the threshold most people can see at a CIE76 distance of 1.18.

What is the RGB value of #FFE500?

#FFE500 is rgb(255, 229, 0) — red 255, green 229, and blue 0 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #FFE500?

#FFE500 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 10%, 100%, 0%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #FFE500 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #FFE500 scores 1.28:1 against white and 16.46:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #FFE500 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #FFE500 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 7.89, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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