Close to Primrose
#FFEC9F
#FFEC9F is a very light, vivid yellow, close to the color Primrose. In RGB it’s made of 100% red, 92.5% green, and 62.4% blue. Its hue is 48°, with 100% saturation and 81% 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 #FFEC9F.
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
1.18:1 FailBlack text on this color
17.75:1 AAAThis color as text on white
1.18:1 FailThis color as text on black
17.75:1 AAAHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #FFEC9F as they’d see it.
#FFEC9F 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 #FFEC9F
What color is #FFEC9F?
#FFEC9F is a very light, vivid yellow, close to the color Primrose. In RGB it’s made of 100% red, 92.5% green, and 62.4% blue. Its hue is 48°, with 100% saturation and 81% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #FFEC9F in RGB?
#FFEC9F is rgb(255, 236, 159): 255 red, 236 green, and 159 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #FFEC9F in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(0, 7, 38, 0). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #FFEC9F?
PANTONE 141 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #FFEC9F?
Its complement #E8EBFF gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.