Close to Banana
#FFE34D
#FFE34D is a light, vivid yellow, close to the color Banana. In RGB it’s made of 100% red, 89% green, and 30.2% blue. Its hue is 51°, with 100% saturation and 65% 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 #FFE34D.
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.
White text on this color
1.28:1 FailBlack text on this color
16.35:1 AAAThis color as text on white
1.28:1 FailThis color as text on black
16.35:1 AAAHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #FFE34D as they’d see it.
#FFE34D 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 #FFE34D
What color is #FFE34D?
#FFE34D is a light, vivid yellow, close to the color Banana. In RGB it’s made of 100% red, 89% green, and 30.2% blue. Its hue is 51°, with 100% saturation and 65% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #FFE34D in RGB?
#FFE34D is rgb(255, 227, 77): 255 red, 227 green, and 77 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #FFE34D in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(0, 11, 70, 0). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #FFE34D?
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 #FFE34D?
Its complement #E4E0FF gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.