Close to Butter
#FEEC60
#FEEC60 is a light, vivid yellow, close to the color Butter. In RGB it’s made of 99.6% red, 92.5% green, and 37.6% blue. Its hue is 53°, with 99% saturation and 69% 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 #FEEC60.
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
1.21:1 FailBlack text on this color
17.38:1 AAAThis color as text on white
1.21:1 FailThis color as text on black
17.38:1 AAAHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #FEEC60 as they’d see it.
#FEEC60 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 #FEEC60
What color is #FEEC60?
#FEEC60 is a light, vivid yellow, close to the color Butter. In RGB it’s made of 99.6% red, 92.5% green, and 37.6% blue. Its hue is 53°, with 99% saturation and 69% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #FEEC60 in RGB?
#FEEC60 is rgb(254, 236, 96): 254 red, 236 green, and 96 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #FEEC60 in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(0, 7, 62, 0). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #FEEC60?
PANTONE 100 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #FEEC60?
Its complement #EAE7FE gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.