Close to Lemon
#FFEF4C
#FFEF4C is a light, vivid yellow, close to the color Lemon. In RGB it’s made of 100% red, 93.7% green, and 29.8% blue. Its hue is 55°, with 100% saturation and 65% 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 #FFEF4C.
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
1.19:1 FailBlack text on this color
17.70:1 AAAThis color as text on white
1.19:1 FailThis color as text on black
17.70:1 AAAHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #FFEF4C as they’d see it.
#FFEF4C 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 #FFEF4C
What color is #FFEF4C?
#FFEF4C is a light, vivid yellow, close to the color Lemon. In RGB it’s made of 100% red, 93.7% green, and 29.8% blue. Its hue is 55°, with 100% saturation and 65% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #FFEF4C in RGB?
#FFEF4C is rgb(255, 239, 76): 255 red, 239 green, and 76 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #FFEF4C in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(0, 6, 70, 0). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #FFEF4C?
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 #FFEF4C?
Its complement #EEE9FF gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.