Yellow (RYB) (#FEFE33)

HEX, RGB, HSL, CMYK values + mood/style/use-case color tags. Use this page to keep your colors consistent across web and print.

Preview

Sample Text

This is how text may look on this color.

Best text color: #000000
Contrast vs white: 1.08:1 — vs black: 19.44:1

Color values

HEX #FEFE33
RGB rgb(254, 254, 51)
HSL hsl(60, 79%, 99%)
CMYK cmyk( 0, 0, 79.92, 0.39 )

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Tags

Mood

Style

Use case

Text (210) Button (200) Background (190)

Tip: tags are heuristic suggestions (helpful for browsing and inspiration).

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #FEFE33 based on color theory relationships.

Complementary

The color directly opposite on the color wheel — creates maximum contrast and vibrance.

Yellow (RYB)
#FEFE33 Base

#3333FE

Analogous

Colors adjacent on the wheel — naturally harmonious and pleasing to the eye.

Yellow (RYB)
#FEFE33 Base

#FE9833

#98FE33

Triadic

Three colors equally spaced 120° apart — bold, balanced, and visually rich.

Yellow (RYB)
#FEFE33 Base

#33FEFE

#FE33FE

Split-Complementary

Two colors flanking the complement — high contrast with less tension than full complementary.

Yellow (RYB)
#FEFE33 Base

#3398FE

#9833FE

Tetradic (Square)

Four colors at 90° intervals — rich variety, best when one color dominates.

Yellow (RYB)
#FEFE33 Base

#33FE98

#3333FE

#FE3398

Monochromatic

Shades and tints of the same hue — cohesive, elegant, and easy to work with.

Yellow (RYB)
#FEFE33 Base

#979701

#E3E301

#FEFE0A

#FEFE5C

#FEFE7F

#FFFFCB

Shades & Tints

Darker shades and lighter tints of Yellow (RYB), generated by adjusting lightness while keeping the same hue and saturation.

Shades (darker)

— #191900

— #515100

— #898901

— #C0C001

— #F8F801

Yellow (RYB) #FEFE33 Base

— #FEFE57

— #FEFE7A

— #FFFF9E

— #FFFFC2

— #FFFFE6

CSS & SCSS Snippets

Ready-to-use code snippets for #FEFE33. Click the copy button to copy any snippet to your clipboard.

/* Background */
.element {
    background-color: #FEFE33;
}

/* Text */
.element {
    color: #FEFE33;
}

/* Border */
.element {
    border: 1px solid #FEFE33;
}

/* Linear gradient to complementary */
.element {
    background: linear-gradient(
        to right,
        #FEFE33,
        #FDFDFF
    );
}

/* Radial gradient */
.element {
    background: radial-gradient(
        circle,
        #FEFE33,
        #FDFDFF
    );
}

// SCSS variable
$yellow-(ryb): #FEFE33;

// With RGB channels (useful for rgba() usage)
$yellow-(ryb)-r: 254;
$yellow-(ryb)-g: 254;
$yellow-(ryb)-b: 51;

// Usage
.element {
    background-color: $yellow-(ryb);
    color: rgba($yellow-(ryb)-r, $yellow-(ryb)-g, $yellow-(ryb)-b, 0.8);
}

Color Blindness Simulation

How Yellow (RYB) appears to people with different types of color vision deficiency.

Normal Vision #FEFE33 How the color appears with full color vision.

Deuteranopia #FEFE33 Deuteranopia affects ~8% of males. Green cones are absent, making it difficult to distinguish red from green. The most common form of color blindness.

Protanopia #FEFE33 Protanopia affects ~1% of males. Red cones are absent, causing reds to appear dark and indistinguishable from greens and browns.

Tritanopia #FFF0F0 Tritanopia is rare (~0.003%). Blue cones are absent, making blue and yellow difficult to distinguish. Blues may appear green, yellows appear pink.

Achromatopsia #F6F6F6 Achromatopsia is complete color blindness. The world is seen entirely in shades of grey. Affects ~1 in 30,000 people.

Similar Named Colors

The closest named colors to Yellow (RYB) ranked by perceptual difference (Delta-E 2000 — lower = more similar).

Yellow (RYB) #FEFE33 Base

Electric Yellow #FFFF33 ΔE 0.21

Daffodil #FFFF31 ΔE 0.25

Laser Lemon #FEFE22 ΔE 0.71

Lemon Glacier #FDFF00 ΔE 1.40

How to use this color

Copy HEX for CSS and design tools, or RGB/HSL for UI adjustments.
Use CMYK when preparing print assets (posters, packaging, brochures).
Check contrast before using it for text or important UI elements.