Close to Lemon
#FFEB45
#FFEB45 is a light, vivid yellow, close to the color Lemon. In RGB it’s made of 100% red, 92.2% green, and 27.1% blue. Its hue is 54°, with 100% saturation and 64% 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 #FFEB45.
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.
Open in the palette creator →Contrast & readability
WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
White text on this color
1.22:1 FailBlack text on this color
17.22:1 AAAThis color as text on white
1.22:1 FailThis color as text on black
17.22:1 AAAHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #FFEB45 as they’d see it.
#FFEB45 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 #FFEB45
What color is #FFEB45?
#FFEB45 is a light, vivid yellow, close to the color Lemon. In RGB it’s made of 100% red, 92.2% green, and 27.1% blue. Its hue is 54°, with 100% saturation and 64% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #FFEB45 in RGB?
#FFEB45 is rgb(255, 235, 69): 255 red, 235 green, and 69 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #FFEB45 in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(0, 8, 73, 0). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #FFEB45?
PANTONE 101 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #FFEB45?
Its complement #EBE6FE gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.