Information about #FFEC01 color

#FFEC01 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#FFEC01 falls into the Yellow Color Family — Full Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(255, 236, 1) — 100% red, 92.5% green, 0.4% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 7 / 100 / 0. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #FFEC01 reads as a intensely saturated yellow and carries an easy, daylight feel. Expect to see shades like this in accents, call-to-action elements and statement visuals. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Middle Yellow (#FFEB00). Slightly further away sit Aureolin (#FDEE00) and Canary Yellow (#FFEF00).

Technically, the mix leans on its red channel (rgb(255, 236, 1)), which gives #FFEC01 its character. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #FFEC01: 17.3:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 1.2:1 for white. No one has named #FFEC01 so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#FFEC01 color variations

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

#FFEC01 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

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

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

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

Tetradic

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

Tetradic color scheme

Square

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

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #FFEC01

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

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#FFEC01
  • RGB255, 236, 1
  • CMYK0, 7, 100, 0
  • CSSrgb(255, 236, 1)
  • HSL56°, 100%, 50%
  • HSL Precise55.512°, 100%, 50.196%
  • HSV56°, 100%, 100%
  • HSB56°, 100%, 100%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)1.000
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.925
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.004
  • GLSLvec3(1.000, 0.925, 0.004)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(1.000, 0.925, 0.004, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(1.000, 0.925, 0.004)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB100%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB92.5%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB0.4%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyFull Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDFFEC01
  • DECIMAL ID16772097
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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