Close to Golden Yellow
#FFE626
#FFE626 is a mid-tone, vivid yellow, close to the color Golden Yellow. In RGB it’s made of 100% red, 90.2% green, and 14.9% blue. Its hue is 53°, with 100% saturation and 57% 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 #FFE626.
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
1.27:1 FailBlack text on this color
16.60:1 AAAThis color as text on white
1.27:1 FailThis color as text on black
16.60:1 AAAHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #FFE626 as they’d see it.
#FFE626 in use
A headline in this color
Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
On a dark background
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Questions about #FFE626
What color is #FFE626?
#FFE626 is a mid-tone, vivid yellow, close to the color Golden Yellow. In RGB it’s made of 100% red, 90.2% green, and 14.9% blue. Its hue is 53°, with 100% saturation and 57% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #FFE626 in RGB?
#FFE626 is rgb(255, 230, 38): 255 red, 230 green, and 38 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #FFE626 in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(0, 10, 85, 0). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #FFE626?
PANTONE 107 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #FFE626?
Its complement #E9E0FF gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.