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#FED79D Caramel Finish

#FED79D is a very light, moderately saturated yellow named Caramel Finish. In the RGB color model it is made of 99.6% red, 84.3% green and 61.6% blue (rgb(254, 215, 157)). Its HSL value is 36° hue, 98% saturation and 81% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 38% yellow and 0% black. #FED79D is a warm color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 15.42:1.

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Variations of #FED79D

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#FED79D color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#FED79D for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #FED79D appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 94% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #F0E19E
  • Protanopia 93% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #E7D799
  • Protanomaly 95% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #EED89A
  • Deuteranopia 94% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #F0E19E
  • Deuteranomaly 96% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #F4DD9E
  • Tritanopia 86% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #FFCCC8
  • Tritanomaly 94% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #FFD3B2
  • Achromatopsia 83% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #DDDDDD
  • Achromatomaly 87% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #E6DBCF

#FED79D contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.36:1 Very poor#FED79D text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
15.42:1 Super#FED79D text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#FED79D in CSS

/* Caramel Finish */
.color { color: #FED79D; }
.background { background-color: #FED79D; }
.border { border: 1px solid #FED79D; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(254 215 157);
color: hsl(36 98% 81%);
color: oklch(0.899 0.086 77.2);

#FED79D FAQ

What color is #FED79D?

#FED79D is a very light, moderately saturated yellow. Its closest named color is Caramel Finish. It belongs to the yellow color family and is a warm color.

What is the RGB value of #FED79D?

#FED79D is rgb(254, 215, 157) in RGB, hsl(36, 98%, 81%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 15%, 38%, 0%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #FED79D?

The complementary color of #FED79D is #9DC4FE, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #FED79D?

Black text has the best contrast on #FED79D: 15.42:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #FED79D a warm or cool color?

#FED79D is a warm color.