Information about #FFEE5B color

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Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #FFEE5B belongs to the Yellow Color Family, featuring Full Saturation and Very Light brightness. In numbers: rgb(255, 238, 91) (100% red, 93.3% green, 35.7% blue), or CMYK 0 / 7 / 64 / 0 for print. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#FFEE5B presents itself as a intensely saturated yellow — one that has a delicate, washed-out lightness. It is a natural fit for minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Corn (#FBEC5D). Slightly further away sit Dodie Yellow (#FEF65B) and Icterine (#FCF75E).

In RGB terms — rgb(255, 238, 91) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #FFEE5B: 17.6:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 1.2:1 for white. No one has named #FFEE5B so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#FFEE5B color variations

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

#FFEE5B color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#FFEE5B color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#FFEE5B color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#FFEE5B 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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#FFEE5B 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 #FFEE5B

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

Corn color link
Corn

#FBEC5D

Dodie Yellow color link
Dodie Yellow

#FEF65B

Icterine color link
Icterine

#FCF75E

Light Brilliant Gold color link
Light Brilliant Gold

#FFEC65

Yellowish color link
Yellowish

#FAEE66

Paris Daisy color link
Paris Daisy

#FBEB50

Lemon Yellow color link
Lemon Yellow

#FFF44F

Spring Yellow color link
Spring Yellow

#F5E35D

Holiday color link
Holiday

#F5EB4F

Sand Yellow color link
Sand Yellow

#FCE166

Mustard color link
Mustard

#FFDB58

Light Brilliant Yellow color link
Light Brilliant Yellow

#FFFF65

#FFEE5B color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#FFEE5B
  • RGB255, 238, 91
  • CMYK0, 7, 64, 0
  • CSSrgb(255, 238, 91)
  • HSL54°, 100%, 68%
  • HSL Precise53.78°, 100%, 67.843%
  • HSV54°, 64%, 100%
  • HSB54°, 64%, 100%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)1.000
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.933
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.357
  • GLSLvec3(1.000, 0.933, 0.357)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(1.000, 0.933, 0.357, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(1.000, 0.933, 0.357)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB100%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB93.3%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB35.7%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyFull Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDFFEE5B
  • DECIMAL ID16772699
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers25 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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