Close to Daffodil
#FFFA35
#FFFA35 is a mid-tone, vivid yellow, close to the color Daffodil. In RGB it’s made of 100% red, 98% green, and 20.8% blue. Its hue is 59°, with 100% saturation and 60% 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 #FFFA35.
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
1.11:1 FailBlack text on this color
18.98:1 AAAThis color as text on white
1.11:1 FailThis color as text on black
18.98:1 AAAHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #FFFA35 as they’d see it.
#FFFA35 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 #FFFA35
What color is #FFFA35?
#FFFA35 is a mid-tone, vivid yellow, close to the color Daffodil. In RGB it’s made of 100% red, 98% green, and 20.8% blue. Its hue is 59°, with 100% saturation and 60% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #FFFA35 in RGB?
#FFFA35 is rgb(255, 250, 53): 255 red, 250 green, and 53 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #FFFA35 in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(0, 2, 79, 0). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #FFFA35?
PANTONE 395 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #FFFA35?
Its complement #F6F1FF gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.