Close to Dandelion
#FFEC42
#FFEC42 is a light, vivid yellow, close to the color Dandelion. In RGB it’s made of 100% red, 92.5% green, and 25.9% blue. Its hue is 54°, with 100% saturation and 63% 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 #FFEC42.
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
1.21:1 FailBlack text on this color
17.33:1 AAAThis color as text on white
1.21:1 FailThis color as text on black
17.33:1 AAAHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #FFEC42 as they’d see it.
#FFEC42 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 #FFEC42
What color is #FFEC42?
#FFEC42 is a light, vivid yellow, close to the color Dandelion. In RGB it’s made of 100% red, 92.5% green, and 25.9% blue. Its hue is 54°, with 100% saturation and 63% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #FFEC42 in RGB?
#FFEC42 is rgb(255, 236, 66): 255 red, 236 green, and 66 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #FFEC42 in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(0, 7, 74, 0). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #FFEC42?
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 #FFEC42?
Its complement #ECE6FE gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.