#FFEA35 Hex Color
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Pastel it is not. #ffea35 is a fully saturated, luminous yellow with a warm, mellow glow rather than a harsh neon bite. Its best role is the accent slot in a 60/30/10 palette: sale tags, warning labels, and call-to-action buttons. Charcoal and deep navy flatter it most, and black text on #ffea35 reaches about 17.1:1 contrast, well past WCAG AA for body copy.
Questions about #ffea35
What is #ffea35 in RGB, HSL and CMYK?
In RGB, #ffea35 is rgb(255, 234, 53), in HSL hsl(54, 100%, 60%) and in CMYK 0%, 8%, 79%, 0%.
What colors pair well with #ffea35?
Charcoal, deep navy, and near-black grays all ground #ffea35 without dulling its brightness. Skip orange and lime green, which sit close enough in lightness that the two colors blur together.
Where does #ffea35 work best in a design?
Small, high-impact spots: sale badges, construction signage, buttons, and highlight marks. As a full background it fatigues the eye and washes out next to plain white.
Is #ffea35 readable on white or black?
#ffea35 has a 1.23:1 contrast ratio on white and 17.07:1 on black. WCAG asks for 4.5:1 for body text and 3:1 for large text, so on white it is too faint for text and on black it works for body text. Try other pairs in the contrast checker.