Information about #FFE478 color

#FFE478 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #FFE478 belongs to the Yellow Color Family, featuring Full Saturation and Very Light brightness. In numbers: rgb(255, 228, 120) (100% red, 89.4% green, 47.1% blue), or CMYK 0 / 11 / 53 / 0 for print. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A pure, full-strength golden yellow, #FFE478 has a delicate, washed-out lightness. Designers typically reach for tones like this for minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Sun Yellow (#FFE87C). Slightly further away sit Sweet Corn (#F9E176) and Luminous Yellow (#FEE37F).

In RGB terms — rgb(255, 228, 120) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #FFE478: 16.6:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 1.3:1 for white. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#FFE478 color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#FFE478 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#FFE478 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#FFE478 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#FFE478 color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#FFE478 color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes
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Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme
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Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme
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Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme
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Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme
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Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme
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Nearest named colors to #FFE478

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Sun Yellow color link
Sun Yellow

#FFE87C

Sweet Corn color link
Sweet Corn

#F9E176

Luminous Yellow color link
Luminous Yellow

#FEE37F

Shandy color link
Shandy

#FFE670

Marigold Yellow color link
Marigold Yellow

#FBE870

Yellow Tan color link
Yellow Tan

#FFE36E

Jasmine color link
Jasmine

#F8DE7E

Sandy Yellow color link
Sandy Yellow

#FDEE73

La Luna color link
La Luna

#FFD87A

Pale Gold color link
Pale Gold

#FDDE6C

Witch Haze color link
Witch Haze

#FBF073

Salomie color link
Salomie

#FFD67B

#FFE478 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#FFE478
  • RGB255, 228, 120
  • CMYK0, 11, 53, 0
  • CSSrgb(255, 228, 120)
  • HSL48°, 100%, 74%
  • HSL Precise48°, 100%, 73.529%
  • HSV48°, 53%, 100%
  • HSB48°, 53%, 100%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)1.000
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.894
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.471
  • GLSLvec3(1.000, 0.894, 0.471)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(1.000, 0.894, 0.471, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(1.000, 0.894, 0.471)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB100%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB89.4%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB47.1%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyFull Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDFFE478
  • DECIMAL ID16770168
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • This page visited6 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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