Close to Golden Yellow
#FFE406
#FFE406 is a mid-tone, vivid yellow, close to the color Golden Yellow. In RGB it’s made of 100% red, 89.4% green, and 2.4% blue. Its hue is 53°, with 100% saturation and 51% 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 #FFE406.
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 #FFE406 as they’d see it.
#FFE406 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 #FFE406
What color is #FFE406?
#FFE406 is a mid-tone, vivid yellow, close to the color Golden Yellow. In RGB it’s made of 100% red, 89.4% green, and 2.4% blue. Its hue is 53°, with 100% saturation and 51% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #FFE406 in RGB?
#FFE406 is rgb(255, 228, 6): 255 red, 228 green, and 6 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #FFE406 in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(0, 11, 98, 0). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #FFE406?
PANTONE 102 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #FFE406?
Its complement #E9DEFD gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.