Close to Canary Yellow
#FFEC16
#FFEC16 is a mid-tone, vivid yellow, close to the color Canary Yellow. In RGB it’s made of 100% red, 92.5% green, and 8.6% blue. Its hue is 55°, with 100% saturation and 54% 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 #FFEC16.
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
1.22:1 FailBlack text on this color
17.26:1 AAAThis color as text on white
1.22:1 FailThis color as text on black
17.26:1 AAAHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #FFEC16 as they’d see it.
#FFEC16 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 #FFEC16
What color is #FFEC16?
#FFEC16 is a mid-tone, vivid yellow, close to the color Canary Yellow. In RGB it’s made of 100% red, 92.5% green, and 8.6% blue. Its hue is 55°, with 100% saturation and 54% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #FFEC16 in RGB?
#FFEC16 is rgb(255, 236, 22): 255 red, 236 green, and 22 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #FFEC16 in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(0, 7, 91, 0). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #FFEC16?
PANTONE 803 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #FFEC16?
Its complement #EEE5FE gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.