Information about #FFFF6C color

#FFFF6C color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#FFFF6C falls into the Yellow Color Family — Full Saturation, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(255, 255, 108) — 100% red, 100% green, 42.4% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 0 / 58 / 0. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #FFFF6C reads as a maximally vivid yellow and floats near the light end of the scale. Designers typically reach for tones like this for airy backdrops, whitespace-heavy designs and gentle gradients. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Laser Lemon (#FFFF66). Nearby in the Register you will also find Light Brilliant Yellow (#FFFF65) and Butter Yellow (#FFFD74).

In RGB terms — rgb(255, 255, 108) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, black text reaches a 19.8:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 1.1:1. No one has named #FFFF6C so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#FFFF6C color variations

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

#FFFF6C 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 #FFFF6C

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

Laser Lemon color link
Laser Lemon

#FFFF66

Custard color link
Custard

#FFFD78

Icterine color link
Icterine

#FCF75E

Witch Haze color link
Witch Haze

#FBF073

Dolly color link
Dolly

#F5F171

Banana color link
Banana

#FFFF7E

Sandy Yellow color link
Sandy Yellow

#FDEE73

Yellowish color link
Yellowish

#FAEE66

Faded Yellow color link
Faded Yellow

#FEFF7F

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#FFFF6C
  • RGB255, 255, 108
  • CMYK0, 0, 58, 0
  • CSSrgb(255, 255, 108)
  • HSL60°, 100%, 71%
  • HSL Precise60°, 100%, 71.176%
  • HSV60°, 58%, 100%
  • HSB60°, 58%, 100%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)1.000
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)1.000
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.424
  • GLSLvec3(1.000, 1.000, 0.424)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(1.000, 1.000, 0.424, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(1.000, 1.000, 0.424)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB100%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB100%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB42.4%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyFull Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDFFFF6C
  • DECIMAL ID16777068
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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