Close to Banana
#FFE23E
#FFE23E is a light, vivid yellow, close to the color Banana. In RGB it’s made of 100% red, 88.6% green, and 24.3% blue. Its hue is 51°, with 100% saturation and 62% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. Black text sits best on top of it.
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Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #FFE23E.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
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Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
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WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
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16.20:1 AAAThis color as text on white
1.30:1 FailThis color as text on black
16.20:1 AAAHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #FFE23E as they’d see it.
#FFE23E in use
A headline in this color
Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
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Questions about #FFE23E
What color is #FFE23E?
#FFE23E is a light, vivid yellow, close to the color Banana. In RGB it’s made of 100% red, 88.6% green, and 24.3% blue. Its hue is 51°, with 100% saturation and 62% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #FFE23E in RGB?
#FFE23E is rgb(255, 226, 62): 255 red, 226 green, and 62 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #FFE23E in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(0, 11, 76, 0). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #FFE23E?
PANTONE 106 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #FFE23E?
Its complement #E4DEFF gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.