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#FFEB99 Color

#FFEB99 is rgb(255, 235, 153) in RGB, hsl(48, 100%, 80%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 8%, 40%, 0%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Green-yellow (Crayola) (#F0E891), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.53. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#FFEB99
HEX#FFEB99
RGBrgb(255, 235, 153)
HSLhsl(48, 100%, 80%)
HSVhsv(48, 40%, 100%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 8%, 40%, 0%)
OKLCHoklch(93.8% 0.104 96.1)
LABlab(93.34% -1.14 42.35)
LCHlch(93.34% 42.36 91.55)

What #FFEB99 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 #FFEB99, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Green-yellow (Crayola)#F0E891ΔE 5.53Khaki#F0E68CΔE 5.84Buff#F0DC82ΔE 6.84Flax#EEDC82ΔE 6.91Jasmine#F8DE7EΔE 8.95Yellow (Crayola)#FCE883ΔE 9.14

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

#FFEB99 Channel Values

How #FFEB99 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 255 · G 235 · B 1538-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 48° · S 100% · L 80%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 48° · S 40% · V 100%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 8% · Y 40% · K 0%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.19:1 vs white · 17.6:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #FFEB99 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 text1.19:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text17.6:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #FFEB99 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #FFEB99

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #FFEB99; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#FFEB99
Complementary
#99ADFF
Analogous
#FFB899
Analogous
#E0FF99
Triadic
#99FFEB
Triadic
#EB99FF
Split comp.
#99E0FF
Split comp.
#B899FF

Tints & Shades of #FFEB99

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

#FFEEA8
#FFF0B3
#FFF3C2
#FFF5CC
#FFF8DB
#FFFAE5

Shades

#FFDF61
#FFD429
#F0C000
#BD9700
#856A00
#4D3D00

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #FFEB99.

How #FFEB99 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#FFEB99
Protanopia#EFEF99
Protanomaly#F5ED99
Deuteranopia#F2F298
Deuteranomaly#F7EF98
Tritanopia#FFE3E3
Tritanomaly#FFE6C9
Achromatopsia#EBEBEB

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #FFEB99 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ffeb99: #FFEB99;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #FFEB99;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ffeb99': '#FFEB99' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 1.000, green: 0.922, blue: 0.600)
Android XML<color name="color_ffeb99">#FFEB99</color>
SVG fillfill="#FFEB99"

More Yellow Colors

#FFEB99 sits in the yellow family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#FFEB99 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #FFEB99?

#FFEB99 is a lightest yellow — rgb(255, 235, 153) in RGB and hsl(48, 100%, 80%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Green-yellow (Crayola) (#F0E891), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.53.

What is the RGB value of #FFEB99?

#FFEB99 is rgb(255, 235, 153) — red 255, green 235, and blue 153 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #FFEB99?

#FFEB99 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 8%, 40%, 0%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #FFEB99 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #FFEB99 scores 1.19:1 against white and 17.6:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #FFEB99 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #FFEB99 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 khaki (#F0E68C) at a CIE76 distance of 5.84, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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